Statins and Covid (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Statins and Covid

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A Johns Hopkins Medicine study of nearly 4,500 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 suggests that statins — medications widely used to control cholesterol — are not helpful in reducing COVID-related mortality or the severity of the illness.

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Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using public domain images

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