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Higher-dose corticosteroids raise mortality risk by 60 percent in low-oxygen COVID patients: Lancet
UK: Higher dose corticosteroids compared with standard dose corticosteroids increase mortality for patients with COVID-19 and hypoxia who are not receiving invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation, findings from a large, randomised trial have shown. The study found that compared with standard care that included low-dose corticosteroid use, treating hypoxic COVID-19 patients needing only oxygen therapy […] More
