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Fox 19: Battling diabetes on a budget in the midst of a pandemic

September 29, 2020

About 34 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes. It is the seventh leading cause of death in our nation. Individuals with uncontrolled diabetes are among the groups most at risk of experiencing severe reactions to COVID-19. The pandemic has forced businesses to close or lay off employees impacting the ability of families to make their incomes cover housing, food and medicine. How can families continue to make healthy options when some are limited to shopping at a nearby dollar store?

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Contagion Live: Targeting Lung Blood Vessel Inflammation in COVID-19 Patients

September 30, 2020

Richard Becker, MD, director of the UC Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, was interviewed by a reporter for Contagion Live about a new phase 2 clinical trial UC and UC Health are conducting using the drug razuprotafib, to lessen inflammation of the blood vessels in COVID-19 patients. Razuprotafib activates a key pathway for stabilizing blood vessels in the lungs and may prevent or treat respiratory distress in COVID-19 patients.