Full CoverageCoronavirus breakthrough: dexamethasone is first drug shown to save lives
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Dexamethasone: the cheap, old and boring drug that's a potential coronavirus treatment
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Cheap drug is first shown to improve COVID-19 survival
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Commonly used steroid reduces risk of death in sickest coronavirus patients, preliminary study results suggest
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Inexpensive steroid dexamethasone is the first drug to reduce deaths from covid-19
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The steroid dexamethasone may reduce COVID-19 deaths, scientists say
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