/tags/dexamethasone dexamethasone en-US Copyright Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:16:26 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-08/trump-was-treated-with-steroids-how-these-drugs-are-used-for-covid-19-patients The drug dexamethasone is a cheap, widely available steroid. But how long should COVID-19 patients take it, and what are the side effects? Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:16:26 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-08/trump-was-treated-with-steroids-how-these-drugs-are-used-for-covid-19-patients Rhitu Chatterjee /news-partners/2020-10-05/some-doctors-surprised-by-decision-to-treat-trump-with-dexamethasone The president's doctor has offered a fairly upbeat assessment of Trump's condition. But typically, only hospitalized COVID-19 patients in need of oxygen are given the drug. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:53:43 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-05/some-doctors-surprised-by-decision-to-treat-trump-with-dexamethasone Joe Palca /news-partners/2020-10-05/white-house-struggles-to-explain-contain-its-own-spiraling-covid-19-crisis Five days after President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and with the commander in chief hospitalized, the White House is struggling to show it has the situation under control. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:35:18 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-05/white-house-struggles-to-explain-contain-its-own-spiraling-covid-19-crisis Ayesha Rascoe, Tamara Keith, Franco Ordoñez, Juana Summers, Mara Liasson