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Study finds drug to treat COVID-19 patients may benefit only males
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], November 17 (ANI): A new study has shown how dexamethasone, the main treatment for severe COVID-19 lung infections, may help male patients but has little to no benefit for females.
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New COVID-19 testing approach measures patients' immune response for bette
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): Researchers from UC San Francisco and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZ Biohub) have developed a new approach for COVID-19 testing that detects a distinct pattern of immune gene expression in infected individuals.
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Health ministry recommends use of Dexamethasone drug for managing moderate
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has included the use of Dexamethasone as an alternative to Methylprednisolone for managing moderate to severe COVID-19 cases.
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WHO suggests dexamethasone usage for critical COVID cases
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 23 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday (local time) emphasised on a rapid increase in production of dexamethasone, a cheap steroid which after clinical trials has shown life-saving potential for critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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Over 8 million COVID-19 cases reported worldwide: WHO
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Over eight million cases of coronavirus has been recorded globally, said World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday.
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Dexamethasone drug emerges as a fresh hope in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): United Kingdom's RECOVERY trial has emerged as a new hope in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic with researchers claiming that dexamethasone, the inexpensive and widely available steroid is the first drug that has proven to reduce deaths in COVID-19 patient
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Preliminary study reveals steroid dexamethasone helps treating critical CO
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], June 16 (ANI): Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases globally and the rush to find proper vaccinations for the disease, two researchers in the UK have found steroid drug dexamethasone helpful in treating the critical patients dependent on ventilators or oxygen.
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