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Death rates for hospitalized COVID-19 patients fell from 25.6% in March to 7.6% in August, according to a new study on three hospitals in New York. A study in the UK found similar results.
There's still a lot of uncertainty, but the picture is gradually getting clearer – here's what we know so far.
The long-awaited study of the coronavirus drug, remdesivir, has just been published.
The president and first lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for the coronavirus. Here's what the physicians and scientists know about the best treatments for the disease it causes.
Hydrocortisone – a common remedy for eczema – joins dexamethasone as a proven treatment for the worst cases of coronavirus.
Common and cheap drugs save lives of patients critically ill with COVID-19, a new analysis shows. But these corticosteroids are not a cure.
Most people diagnosed with COVID-19 can manage their illness at home. But some patients deteriorate after about 5 days. Fortunately, Australian doctors have up-to-the-minute treatment guidelines.
Treatment nationalism is a threat to us all.
During the last six months, news reports have mentioned dozens of drugs that may be effective against the new coronavirus. Here we lay out the evidence and reveal which ones are proven to work. Or not.
Scientists have discovered that a widely used, cheap steroid can fight off COVID-19 in the most severe cases. Here's how it works.
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Keele University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Communications Manager and Researcher, Monash University
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Executive Director, National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce, and Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Andrew McLachlan is a Friend of The Conversation.
Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Clinical Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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Head of School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Medicine, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of International Governance, University of Leeds
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
