claim: commonly used steroid reduces risk of death in sickest coronavirus patients , preliminary study results suggest
evidence_1: if the finding is borne out, the drug, a steroid called dexamethasone, would be the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients.", "this story was first published on cnn.com,\"steroid reduces risk of dying in sickest coronavirus patients, preliminary study results suggest\" ", "your coronavirus questions, answered the two lead investigators of the recovery trial, a large uk-based trial investigating potential covid-19 treatments, announced to reporters in a virtual press conference on tuesday that a low-dose regimen of dexamethasone for 10 days was found to reduce the risk of death by a third among hospitalized patients requiring ventilation in the trial."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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