Tag Archives: Blood

Elderly COVID-19 Patient in France Gets Four-Hour-Long Erection After a Blood Clot, Docs Say SARS-CoV-2 Could’ve Triggered It!

By now, almost everyone would well aware of the immediate symptoms of the COVID-19 infection. Sore throat, dry cough, lack of smell and taste and fever are some of the common signs of the coronavirus infection. But a French man had an unpleasant experience while he was infected with COVID-19. A 62-year-old coronavirus patient suffered… Read More »

When blood pressure is taken

Such a scenario is comical. No pilot would be so reckless. No passenger, crew or flight controller would allow it. Yet a similar hurry-up-and-get-it-done approach happens far too often when it comes to getting our blood pressure taken. High blood pressure makes you twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke. It can… Read More »

Coronavirus: Blood clots targeted in treatment trial

Scientists are to test whether an experimental drug can prevent potentially deadly blood clots associated with Covid-19. The trial, funded by the British Heart Foundation, will test the theory the clots are caused by a hormone imbalance triggered by coronavirus infection. It will become one of several drugs currently being trialled to prevent the disease’s… Read More »