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may be causing blood clots and consequently, strokes in a small number of people in their 30s and 40s. These young and middle-aged patients, some who did not know they had COVID-19, were “not otherwise terribly ill,” CNN reports.“The virus seems to be causing increased clotting in the large arteries, leading to severe stroke,” Dr.…

As doctors around the world continue to battle COVID-19, researchers are noticing that the disease appears to attack the entire body, including the toes.A growing number of dermatologists treating suspected and confirmed coronavirus-positive patients are reporting patterns and trends of skin conditions.This includes what's dubbed as "COVID toes," or frostbite-like areas of typically red or…

Doctors are hoping stem cell therapy could be a weapon in the fight against coronavirus. On Friday, regenerative medicine company Mesoblast announced a 300-person trial to determine whether stem cell treatments will work in COVID-19 patients suffering from severe lung inflammation. One hospital in New York tried it as an experiment with 12 patients, 10 of…

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