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Can atorvastatin save COVID-19 patients in intensive care?
Can atorvastatin save COVID-19 patients in intensive care?
18 Jan 2022 byStephen Padilla

Use of atorvastatin in adults with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) is safe but does not result in a marked decrease in the composite of venous or arterial thrombosis, treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or all-cause mortality, a study has shown.

Can atorvastatin save COVID-19 patients in intensive care?
18 Jan 2022
Depression, antiseizure medication side effects take toll on epileptic patients’ quality of life
Depression, antiseizure medication side effects take toll on epileptic patients’ quality of life
17 Jan 2022 byJairia Dela Cruz

Among patients with epilepsy, quality of life (QOL) declines with antiseizure medication (ASM) polytherapy, and this effect is mediated by depression and the side effects of ASMs, as reported in a study.

Depression, antiseizure medication side effects take toll on epileptic patients’ quality of life
17 Jan 2022