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Steroid drug major Coronavirus treatment breakthough

17 June 2020

Dexamethasone has been found to cut the risk of dying from Coronavirus among seriously ill patients by up to a third. Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Medical Sciences) explains how the drug works and why the discovery of its effectiveness in treating the disease is so important.

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