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Repurposed Arthritis Drug Lifesaving for Severe Covid-19, UK Trial Finds – Gizmodo Australia

Lifesaving treatments for people with severe covid-19 are still in short supply, but new results from a large ongoing trial in the UK have found that an existing…

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Lifesaving treatments for people with severe covid-19 are still in short supply, but new results from a large ongoing trial in the UK have found that an existing arthritis drug called tocilizumab can noticeably lower hospitalized patients risk of dying, especially when combined with steroid treatment.
The RECOVERY trial led by researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK has been testing out potential candidates for severe covid-19 treatment since March 2020, with more than 36,000 participants…

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