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One Cheap Drug Saves Covid-19 Patients’ Lives in U.K. Study

  • Dexamethasone helps patients who need breathing assistance
  • Anti-inflammatories studied to fend off immune overreaction
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A low-cost, widely used anti-inflammatory drug improved survival in patients with Covid-19, the first treatment to show life-saving promise months into the pandemic.