Aspirin newsworthy again, a perennial medication

A journey that started 2400 years ago, Aspirin is in the news again twice lately!

Like a fashion, the opinions on Aspirin wax and wane, up and down, and resurge again!

As for me, I will continue to take my 81mg Aspirin tablet almost daily! 😄

I did not have the time to read through the draft recommendations (it's a pretty dry text with lots of medical language), but I sense some of these underlying medical studies focused on when Aspirin medication was initiated in life. It appears, when initiated very late in life like after 60-65 then the negative effects may outweigh the positive ones.

Aspirin lowers risk of COVID: New findings support preliminary trial - The Jerusalem Post The treatment reduced the risk of reaching mechanical ventilation by 44%. ICU admissions were lower by 43%, and an overall in-hospital mortality saw a 47% decrease.

Aspirin No Longer Recommended as a Preventative Measure Against Heart Attacks and Strokes in Older Individuals The guideline change is based on bleeding risks some may face when taking the blood thinner

Draft Recommendation Statement Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication