Browsing: Dexamethasone

Not all steroids make you stronger. Some commonly prescribed forms of this powerful class of drug might actually make you…

Crohn’s disease is a notoriously difficult autoimmune condition to treat. For that reason, the search is always on for fresh possibilities and new combinations of treatments. 

Researchers have discovered that oral corticosteroids, in both the long and short term, may cause serious adverse effects. And for…

Dexamethasone, a cheap steroid medication that has been around for decades, was shown in a new, large trial to reduce…

Two drugs have been shown to have positive benefits against COVID-19, one early in the illness, the other for the…

Corticosteroids, also known as glucocorticoids or steroids, aren’t the same as the anabolic steroids athletes misuse. Corticosteroids are used to treat…

The corticosteroid dexamethasone doesn’t alleviate sore throat symptoms in patients in a 24-hour time period. Of 565 randomized participants, 288…

Corticosteroids are used to treat many different medical conditions, from rheumatoid arthritis to allergies to lupus and more. The prescribed…

The FDA has been in overdrive lately, fast-tracking approvals to encourage scientific development in the name of “innovation.” But the…

An online journal, Fertility and Sterility, published a meta-study (a study of studies) on childhood cancer incident in IVF-born children.…