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The evidence is in. WHO says corticosteroids really do save lives of people critically ill with COVID-19

  • Written by Andrew McLachlan, Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
The evidence is in. WHO says corticosteroids really do save lives of people critically ill with COVID-19Shutterstock

Readily available drugs, which dampen the runaway inflammatory response in patients severely ill with COVID-19, save lives, according to evidence released this week.

An analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which drew together results from several studies, confirms the benefit of this group of anti-inflammatory steroid drugs,...

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