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Monday, 29 April 2024

Saint Luke's testing drug to treat COVID-19

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Saint Luke's testing drug to treat COVID-19
Saint Luke's testing drug to treat COVID-19
Saint Luke's testing drug to treat COVID-19

EXPECT.ONE OF THE MOST DISTURBINGTHINGS ABOUT COVID-19 IS THEREARE NO KNOWN TREATMENTS.SCIENTISTS ARE RACING TO FINONE.THIS IS ONE DRUG THAT’S GETTINGATTENTION.DAPAGLIFLOZIIT’S NOT AN ANTI-VIRAL DRUG,IT’S A DIABETES DRUG.BUT IT HAS OTHER BENEFITS LIPROTECTING VITAL ORGANS FRDAMAGE CAUSED BY COVID-19.THIS DR. AT SAINT LUKE’S MIDAMERICA HEART INSTITUTE IS THEPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR IN A NEWCLINICAL TRIAL OF THE DRUG,OFTEN REFERRED TO AS DAPPA.

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