There’s a new way to accurately predict who might die from COVID-19

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  • A research study found that patients who have elevated levels of two certain proteins are more likely to exhibit severe coronavirus symptoms.
  • Drugs designed to block the proteins are currently being tested for FDA approval

One of the more peculiar aspects of the coronavirus is that it impacts people in completely different ways. Whereas one person might test positive and exhibit no symptoms whatsoever, another person might experience symptoms that some recovered patients have likened to living through hell. What's more, men seem to be at higher risk than women, and children seem to be unaffected by the virus entirely. Suffice it to say, it took medical professionals some time to fully understand the extent to which the coronavirus can impact different groups of people.

It has since been established that adults with existing comorbidities like chronic cardiac disease, diabetes, pulmonary disease, kidney disease, and asthma are far more likely to ensure severe coronavirus symptoms than others.

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