Do COVID-19 home remedies really work? Doctors weigh in on saltwater gargles, nasal rinses and more
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Researchers found that COVID patients who gargled with saltwater and did nasal rinses had lower hospitalization rates compared to those who did not use these home remedies.
They presented the findings this week at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaheim, California.
"Saltwater gargling and nasal rinsing are cheap and widely available interventions that may reduce hospital admission among patients diagnosed with COVID-19," co-author Jimmy Espinoza, professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, told Fox News Digital.
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