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    Higher-dose corticosteroids raise mortality risk by 60 percent in low-oxygen COVID patients: Lancet

    Higher-dose corticosteroids raise mortality risk by 60 percent in low-oxygen COVID patients: Lancet

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    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

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    Higher than usual lithium levels in potable water may raise autism risk: Study

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    Because of lithium’s mood-stabilizing effects, some lithium compounds have long been used as a treatment for depression and bipolar disorders. However, there has been debate about whether mothers can safely take lithium during pregnancy amid increasing evidence it is associated with higher risk of miscarriage and cardiac anomalies or defects in newborns. Pregnant women whose […] More