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Steroid hailed as 'major breakthrough' as trial shows it saves lives among COVID-19 patients

from Globe and Mail

Steroid hailed as 'major breakthrough' as trial shows it saves lives among COVID-19 patients Globe and Mail A cheap and widely-used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of COVID-19 patients in what scientists said is a “major breakthrough” in the coronavirus pandemic. Trial results announced on Tuesday showed dexamethasone, which is used to reduce inflammation in other diseases such as arthritis, reduced death rates by around a third among the most severely ill COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital. READ MORE

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