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Experts: Trump's COVID-19 steroid treatment could be 'dangerous'
President Trump was given dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, to help combat COVID-19. Experts tell Yahoo Life the drug can cause mania, delirium and even psychosis.
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Corticosteroids deemed an ‘effective, inexpensive and safe treatment’ for severe COVID-19
A new meta-analysis published in JAMA Wednesday suggests that corticosteroids may reduce the mortality rate in severely ill COVID-19 patients by a third.
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Experts warn popular steroid is not 'miracle drug' for COVID-19 patients despite U.K. researchers' 'groundbreaking' study
U.K. researchers say a popular steroid may reduce COVID-19 mortality. Experts urge Americans to proceed with caution.
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