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Steroids can seriously reduce risk of death from COVID-19, new trials show. WHO is strongly recommending them. – Business Insider Australia
Corticosteroids — a cheap and widely available class of drugs — can help people with serious cases of COVID-19 survive, according to trial results published this week.
- Corticosteroids are a class of drugs that suppress out-of-control immune-system responses.
- They may improve survival rates for patients with severe cases of COVID-19, according to new research.
- The World Health Organisation issued a “strong recommendation” for the use of steroids among seriously ill patients based on the results of seven clinical trials.
- Steroids are cheaper and more readily available than remdesivir, the only other drug that’s shown…
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