COVID-19 Update: Diabetes and the Merck Pill

https://www.universityhealthsystem.co... ► Dr. Bryan Alsip discusses good news and bad in the COVID-19 pandemic, like the proposed treatment pill developed by Merck and new evidence that links COVID-19 to the development of diabetes. 00:00 - How would molnupiravir, the new pill developed by Merck, help COVID-19 patients? 00:24 - How does Merck’s new COVID-19 pill work? 00:57 - Who would get Merck’s new COVID-19 pill and when? 01:28 - What is the practical benefit of Merck’s new COVID-19 pill? 02:46 - What other new COVID-19 treatments are on the way? 03:19 - What is the connection we are seeing between COVID-19 infection and the development of diabetes? 04:24 - Why is the connection between COVID-19 and diabetes a concern? 04:51 - In what other ways has COVID-19 worsened the diabetes situation?