The president’s doctors appear to be administering dexamethasone earlier in the course of treatment than they would with other patients, say physicians experienced in treating Covid-19
Details of President Trump’s symptoms and treatment provided by his medical team suggest his condition is progressing along the course of other patients of his age and risk factors, but his doctors appear to be administering dexamethasone earlier in the course of treatment than they would with other patients, say physicians experienced in treating Covid-19.
“We’ve learned that he’s required oxygen, and that he’s had a fever and a cough,” says Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious-disease specialist and professor of medicine at the...
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