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Comorbidities lead to an increased risk of death from Covid-19, research shows Apr 1 2021 Comorbidities such as heart disease, respiratory disease, renal disease and cancer lead to an increased risk of death from Covid-19 according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH). Image Credit: University of East Anglia At the start of the pandemic, there was concern that specific medications for high blood pressure could be linked with worse outcomes for Covid-19 patients. Previous research from the UEA team showed this wasn’t the case and that medications for high blood pressure could, in fact, improve Covid-19 survival rates and reduce the severity of infection.

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