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Risk of rare blood clotting higher for COVID-19 than for vaccines
15 April 2021
COVID-19 leads to a several-times higher risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) blood clots than current COVID-19 vaccines.
Asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19
12 April 2021
Inhaled budesonide, a common corticosteroid, is the first widely available, inexpensive drug found to shorten recovery times in COVID-19 patients aged over 50 who are treated at home and in other community settings, reports the PRINCIPLE trial in 1,779 participants.
Link between COVID-19 infection and subsequent mental health and neurological conditions found
7 April 2021
One in three COVID-19 survivors received a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis within six months of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, an observational study of more than 230,000 patient health records published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal estimates. The study looked at 14 neurological and mental health disorders.
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