Health
This drug can reduce the risk of death from COVID-19 in extreme cases – World Economic Forum
Risk of death after 28 days was 32% for those treated with corticosteroids. For those receiving usual care or a placebo, the risk was 40%.
- When severely ill COVID-19 patients are treated with corticosteroids such as dexamethasone, their survival rates increase, according to the WHO.
- Mimicking the action of cortisol in the body, these drugs can help avoid ‘cytokine storms’ which cause deadly levels of inflammation.
- Those treated with corticosteroids had a risk of death after 28 days of 32%. For those receiving usual care or a placebo, the risk was 40%.
Following reports in June that the cheap stero…
Continue Reading
-
Noosa News17 hours agoMeet Chad Burgess, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party
-
Noosa News17 hours agoWestern Queensland graziers begin grim stock count after catastrophic floods
-
Noosa News20 hours agoFrom Dreamy Dining Rooms to Moody Basement Bars, Nearly 200 Venues Have Been Shortlisted for the 2025 Australian Interior Design Awards
-
Noosa News24 hours agoMajor emergency rescue following boat capsizing off Main Beach on the Gold Coast