Doctors monitoring Trump’s lungs, giving steroid to fight COVID-19
Updated: 10:20am (AEST)Washington DC, USReuters Doctors treating President Donald Trump for COVID-19 are monitoring the condition of his lungs after he received supplemental oxygen, they told reporters on Sunday, hours before Trump surprised supporters outside the hospital by riding past in a motorcade. Trump, 74, wore a mask as he waved from the back seat […]
Essay: Coronavirus – it is morally indefensible for a nation to keep life-saving drugs for itself
In an article first published on The Conversation, GRAHAM DUTFIELD, professor of international governance at the University of Leeds, argues that “treatment nationalism” is both morally unacceptable and detrimental to innovation…
Steroid drug hailed as “breakthrough” for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
London, UKReuters A cheap and widely used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of COVID-19 patients in what scientists said is a “major breakthrough” in the coronavirus pandemic. Trial results announced on Tuesday showed dexamethasone, which is used to reduce inflammation in other diseases such […]