Call to trial nicotine patches in COVID-19 cases
It’s not an invitation to take up smoking, but nicotine may have a protective role, argue UK doctors
It may seem counterintuitive, but UK doctors have called for trials of nicotine patches as a possible treatment for COVID-19 patients.
They say this isn’t an invitation to take up smoking, since smokers with COVID-19 have poorer outcomes than non-smokers.
