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Type 2 diabetes patients who also have asthma are benefitting from a diabetes medication, typically given to help the pancreas produce more insulin, that also improves asthma symptoms and may reduce lung and airway inflammation.
These types of medication GLP-1 receptor agonists are a newer class of FDA-approved therapeutics that are generally used in addition to metformin for control of blood sugar or to induce weight loss in patients with obesity.
Runny nose, headache, fatigue? Doctors explain the differences in allergies and COVID symptoms
If you find your nose is running, you have a piercing headache and an overall icky feeling, is it allergies or could it be COVID-19?
and last updated 2021-04-15 23:51:12-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) â If you couldn t tell by the flowers, the green grass and full trees, springtime is officially here. And your body is probably reminding you of this as well because we re in the height of oak season right now.
As most people know, itâs not just allergy season, we re also still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pollen season is starting earlier this year; what you need to know
Scientists say pollen season is starting 20 days earlier, and with both allergies and COVID-19 we need to pay attention to symptoms more than ever.
By: Cole Johnson
and last updated 2021-02-12 17:25:49-05
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Scientists say pollen season is starting earlier, and with both allergies and COVID-19, we need to pay attention to symptoms more than ever.
Pollen loads are 21% higher since 1990, and a huge part of that is due to global warming that s according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. The study found that pollen season has gradually shifted earlier over the years; 20 days earlier now compared to 1990. Many allergists are recommending that patients start taking their medications earlier, around Valentineâs Day.