Trump's steroid Covid treatment adds to confusion over health

Dexamethasone ‘normally reserved for people going into respiratory failure’, says expertTrump coronavirus treatment – live updatesThe latest intervention from Donald Trump ’s medical team has been to put the president on dexamethasone, a steroid that is proven, thanks to the UK’s Recovery trial, to benefit Covid-19 patients who are having breathing difficulties.But the decision to administer the steroid now has only added to the confusion surrounding the president ’s state of health. Normally, dexamethasone is reserved for patients who have been ill for at least a week and whose oxygen levels are low.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 4, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Donald Trump Coronavirus outbreak Health Infectious diseases Medical research Science Society Microbiology World news US news US politics Pharmaceuticals industry Source Type: news