Dexamethasone, a steroid that appears promising for COVID-19 patients, has a long and storied history in medicine. FiveThirtyEight talks with experts about its many uses, and explores how it might save lives in this pandemic.
Dexamethasone, a steroid that appears promising for COVID-19 patients, has a long and storied history in medicine. We talk with experts about its many uses, and explore how it might save lives in this pandemic.
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