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Dexamethasone Demand Surges Following Promising Covid-19 Treatment Results
Demand is soaring for a cheap and widely used steroid that has been hailed as a potential breakthrough in the treatment of patients with severe Covid-19. -
Covid-19 Drug Treatment ‘Absolutely Promising’: Johns Hopkins’ Sauer
Johns Hopkins Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Lauren Sauer discusses use of an anti-inflammatory drug to treat Covid-19, and an increase in coronavirus cases in China and U.S. states.Comments
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WHO to Add Drug Dexamathasone to COVID-19 Guidelines
The World Health Organization announced during a media briefing on Wednesday that it would add the drug dexamathasone to its clinical guidelines on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Comments
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Dexamethasone Could Be a COVID-19 'Breakthrough'
A steroid drug is being called a Covid-19 'breakthrough'.Comments
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Steroid Dexamethasone Hailed as 'Major Breakthrough' in Treating COVID-19
It's being called a breakthrough in the fight against the coronavirus.Comments
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Coronavirus 'Major Breakthrough' - Cheap Drug Reduces Deaths Among Sickest
It is a "major breakthrough" that can significantly reduce deaths among the very sickest of Covid-19 patients.Comments
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Cheap, Widely Used Steroid Dexamethasone Reduces Risk of Death from Covid-19: Study
A low-cost, widely used anti-inflammatory drug improved survival in patients with Covid-19, the first treatment to show life-saving promise months into the pandemic.Comments
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Dexamethasone Shows Promise Treating Severe COVID-19 Patients
Researchers in the U.K. say dexamethasone, a widely available corticosteroid, reduced COVID-19 deaths by up to one-third in severely ill hospitalized patients.Comments
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The Professor Behind the Coronavirus Drug Breakthrough
Professor Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health, has said that dexamethasone is the 'only drug shown to reduce mortality'.Comments
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