#covid19: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
- Scimedico
- Jun 17, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 29, 2023
A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with #covid19. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.
It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

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