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A Fifth of COVID Patients With Diabetes Die Within 1 Month of Hospitalization

THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 — Diabetes is a big risk factor for a severe bout of COVID-19, and a new European study bears that out: It finds that 1 in every 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes die within 28 days of admission. One U.S. expert wasn’t surprised by that grim finding. “Diabetic patients are… Read More »

ESC: Merck’s Steglatro shows limited promise with heart failure hospitalization data

Late to the party against its SGLT2 diabetes rivals, Merck & Co.’s Steglatro has also tracked way behind in the class’ growing presence in heart failure. Now, the drugmaker has posted new data showing Steglatro could, in fact, show benefits in that indication—but it’s a limited window into the future. Steglatro cut heart failure patients’ risk… Read More »