The most commonly available anti-inflammatory drugs are found to have a 20 percent reduction in mortality in the most severe COVID-19 patients, researchers said Thursday. Professor Anthony Gordon of Imperial College London was part of a British team investigating the effectiveness of hydrocortisone on people on intensive care ventilators. The …
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A new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that inexpensive, widely available steroid drugs help reduce mortality in critically ill coronavirus patients, shedding more light on the way to treat the virus. The analysis, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at seven …
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