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    COVID-19: Stopgap Measure to Treat Respiratory Distress

    March 26, 2020, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical

    Researchers from MIT and the University of Colorado at Denver propose using a protein called tissue plasminogen activator, whose structure is shown here, to treat Covid-19 patients in acute respiratory distress.
    Image: Wikimedia, MedicineFTWq; edited by MIT News

    Researchers at MIT and the University of Colorado at Denver have proposed a stopgap measure that they believe could help Covid-19 patients who are in acute respiratory distress. By repurposing a drug that is now used to treat blood clots, they believe they could help people in cases where a ventilator is not helping, or if a ventilator is not available.

    Three hospitals in Massachusetts and Colorado are developing plans to test this approach in severely ill Covid-19 patients...

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