COVID-19 and Steroids; New Study Showing Reduced Progression Of Disease When Started Early.

   

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Published on May 15, 2020

Another viewer request! WhiteBoard Style Discussion on a new study that is pre-published out of Henry Ford Hospital looking at the use of short course steroids early in the disease course of COVID-19. They show reduced progression of disease to severe stages, decreased respiratory failure, and decreased mortality.

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Link to Study:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.04.20074609v1.full.pdf

Link to previous video on steroids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlBb1cEdKYA

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