Dexamethasone: Chemistry in its element

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Jun 26, 2020

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News that this cheap, ubiquitous steroid drug may reduce deaths in Covid-19 cases has been greeted with cautious optimism. Ben Valsler looks at the history of dexamethasone and the promising Recovery trial results.

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Jun 26, 2020

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A weekly tour of the periodic table, from Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Dexamethasone: Chemistry in its element

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