24 April
Treatment of cardiovascular disease during the Covid-19 pandemic
New research has shown that although those with CVD are at risk, cardiac injury can occur in those with confirmed Covid-19 and no previous cardiovascular (CV) risk. This will increase the use of and the demand for various CV treatments as patients are treated symptomatically and potentially longer-term if the myocardium effects are long-lasting.
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BCG vaccination may induce heterologous immunity and protect against Covid-19
Preliminary reports from epidemiological studies suggest that countries with universal BCG vaccination programs have been impacted less by Covid-19, leading researchers to theorise that BCG vaccination may offer some level of heterologous immunity against Covid-19.
The impact of big pharma on Covid-19
Pharmaceutical companies taking centre stage in the Covid-19 fight, such as Gilead and Eli Lilly, are seeing positive growth on the stock market and a new burst of innovation in the infectious disease landscape as the race for treatment approval for a Covid-19 therapy takes off. But what impact are pharmaceutical companies having in a time of strong clinical need?
