COVID Treatment Option Available AT CRMC
Some four weeks after introducing a treatment for the most vulnerable COVID patients, the news is good. That treatment is Bamlanivimab and CRMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lee Taylor said some 500 CRMC patients have received it. Taylor said this drug can keep those most vulnerable to COVID out of the hospital with shortened and […]
CRMC Beginning New Emergency Treatment For High-Risk COVID Patients
Cookeville Regional Medical Center can now administer an emergency-use drug to help reduce hospitalization and the risk of death for certain COVID patients. The FDA granted emergency authorization for Bamlanivmab in November to be used only for patients aged 65 or older or with certain medical factors. As important, the drug must be given within […]
