#covid19: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
Updated: Mar 29
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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