Existing, inexpensive, and safe drugs that can reduce the impact of COVID-19 infection are gaining some attention. Among these “repurposed” medications, fluvoxamine shows great promise
Media outlets are starting to spread the word about existing, safe, and inexpensive medications that show promise for treatment of COVID-19. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta
A recent real-world study found that COVID-19 patients treated with fluvoxamine had less severe illness and no hospitalizations. Fluvoxamine is an antidepressant commonly used for
The largest observational study of COVID-19 — including almost 6,000 individuals — has shown that metformin use was associated with decreased mortality in women, but
The Parsemus Foundation has provided seed funding to initiate research on use of the common diabetes medication metformin for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. The
One of the risk factors for severe illness from COVID-19 is diabetes. While scientists aren’t sure why diabetes leads to poorer outcomes for COVID-19 patients,