COVIDrelated

Weight-loss drugs could reduce COVID-related deaths: Study

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Weight-loss drugs could reduce COVID-related deaths: Study

Patients taking the weight-loss drug semaglutide were less likely to die from COVID-19, according to a recent study.  The patients who contracted COVID-19 while using a weekly 2.4 mg dose of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic, had a 34% lower risk of dying from COVID-19, according to Dr. Benjamin M. Scirica, one … Read more

COVID-related hospitalizations increasing among US seniors

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COVID-related hospitalizations increasing among US seniors

The US is seeing a rise in COVID-19-related hospitalizations, and the older population accounts for a growing percentage of US deaths. Hospitalizations for people infected with COVID-19 increased by more than 30% in two weeks, with much of that spike hitting older people and those with existing health problems, according to Centers for Disease Control and … Read more