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While coronavirus vaccines race ahead, our treatment options remain mediocre. There are good reasons for that.
Coronavirus vaccines like Pfizer's and Moderna's have exceeded expectations, while treatments like …
Susie Neilson
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The WHO will not recommend remdesivir for COVID-19 patients, since it doesn't seem to boost their chances of survival
In a statement on Thursday, the World Health Organization said it will not recommend remdesivir bec…
Susie Neilson
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The US's third coronavirus surge may become the deadliest yet, experts say
The US faces an unprecedented set of circumstances this fall: The holidays, flu season, and widespr…
Aria Bendix
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Trump is taking dexamethasone, a steroid that can give patients a false sense of recovery followed by a crash
Dexamethasone can cause euphoria and reduce fever, but it also weakens the immune system and leaves…
Andrea Michelson
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'That makes no sense': Doctors say Trump is either getting overtreated for the coronavirus, which could be risky, or is more seriously ill than we know
The decision to give the president steroids raises questions about how severe his coronavirus infec…
Andrew Dunn,Aylin Woodward,Andrea Michelson,Aria Bendix,Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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Trump's doctors say the president is getting better. But they also started him on a steroid usually reserved for patients with 'severe and critical COVID-19'
White House physicians announced the president is feeling well. But Trump is also taking dexamethas…
Aylin Woodward
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A spate of advancements suggest new coronavirus treatments could be on the horizon — here's the latest
Potential therapies from pharma giant Eli Lilly and biotech company Regeneron saw promising trial r…
Aria Bendix
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Steroids can seriously reduce risk of death from COVID-19, new trials show. WHO is strongly recommending them.
Research published this week shows steroids may be the most effective drugs for serious cases of co…
Susie Neilson
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Steroid Dexamethasone approved as COVID-19 treatment in UK
The Department of Health said the cheap and widely available anti-inflammatory steroid has been im…
PTI
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What to know about Trump's coronavirus treatment regimen
These are Business Insider's biggest healthcare stories for October 5.
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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White House doctor admits, a day late, president was given oxygen COVID treatment
White House physician Sean Conley admitted Sunday that Trump had received supplemental oxygen, an u…
John L. Dorman
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Health Ministry adds steroid dexamethasone in COVID-19 treatment protocol
An inexpensive, widely used steroid dexamethasone was included in the treatment protocols for COVID…
PTI
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Drug for COVID-19 patients - Low doses of the steroid dexamethasone can reduce deaths by one-third
The analysis is part of the RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial which wa…
PTI
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Trump needs a psychiatric test now. He's evaded it for years, and COVID-19 can affect the brain long after the illness fades.
Last year, mental-health experts bucked ethical guidelines to warn Trump was mentally unfit to serv…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Melania Trump said she 'chose to go a more natural route,' relying on 'vitamins and healthy food' to treat her COVID-19
The First Lady didn't specify the supplements she used in her "natural route" to treat the coronavi…
Gabby Landsverk
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A step-by-step flow chart breaks down how coronavirus cases typically progress — and shows what may still be ahead for Trump
Trump may be nearing a crucial time in the course of his coronavirus infection in which cases can t…
Aria Bendix,Shayanne Gal
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Trump is set to leave the hospital, but his physician said the medical team won't breathe a 'deep sigh of relief' for another full week
Physicians will wait another week before they "take that final deep sigh of relief," Trump's physic…
Aria Bendix,Susie Neilson
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7 crucial questions Trump's doctor has declined to answer — and what he said instead
We don't know for sure when Trump's last negative test was, whether he's received supplemental oxyg…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Susie Neilson
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Trump told Americans: 'Don't be afraid of COVID.' Here's why his odds are better than almost anyone else of his age and condition.
The president's weight, sex, and age put him at high risk of severe COVID-19, but his race, wealth,…
Andrea Michelson
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The 10 most promising coronavirus treatments that could help curb the pandemic, even without a vaccine
Most have entered human trials, and a few have already seen positive data — but some candidates hav…