Dr. Ewan Goligher News Archive
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Canadian-led international study: Full-dose blood thinners benefit moderately ill COVID-19 patients
August 4, 2021 —
Collaborative international clinical trials testing full-dose anticoagulation with heparin (a blood thinner) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 has found the treatment improves survival and reduces the need for vital organ support such as mechanical ventilation in moderately ill patients
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Global clinical trial to test blood thinner on COVID-19 patients led by UM and UHN
May 12, 2020 —
A large-scale international clinical trial to test whether the blood thinner heparin can help improve survival for COVID-19 patients launches this week, led by clinician-scientists from the University of Manitoba and the University Health Network.