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(CNN)Careful autopsies of 10 African-American victims of coronavirus show their lungs were clogged with blood clots, researchers reported Wednesday. All 10 patients had underlying conditions that ha…

By Brenda Goodman, MA May 23, 2020 -- A new autopsy study that investigated lung changes in response to COVID-19 down to the genetic and molecular levels has revealed startling new details about damage from the infection. The small study -- which compared the lungs of seven patients who died of the flu, the lungs…

An antibody that scientists first identified in a blood sample from a person who recovered from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) strongly inhibits the virus that causes COVID-19. The scientists who discovered the antibody are racing to bring it to clinical trials.There are currently no proven treatments for COVID-19, the respiratory illness that the SARS-CoV-2…

CLOSE The U.S. is currently facing a shortage of ventilators. Here's how they work and why they are so important in fighting COVID-19. USA TODAYA New York study suggests blood thinners may help reduce deaths among critically ill coronavirus patients on ventilators.In an observational study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Mount…

Treating coronavirus patients with blood thinners could help boost their prospects for survival, according to preliminary findings from physicians at New York City’s largest hospital system that offer another clue about treating the deadly condition.The results of an analysis of 2,733 patients, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, are part…