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British researchers say a cheap steroid is a COVID-19 lifesaver, but experts want to see their data

British researchers say they've found the first drug that can improve survival in COVID-19. Is the good news premature?

In this Sunday, June 14, 2020 file photo, medical workers attend to a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve survival from COVID-19. The drug is a cheap, widely available steroid called dexamethasone. Results released Tuesday, June 16 show it reduced deaths by up to one-third in severely ill hospitalized patients. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
In this Sunday, June 14, 2020 file photo, medical workers attend to a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve survival from COVID-19. The drug is a cheap, widely available steroid called dexamethasone. Results released Tuesday, June 16 show it reduced deaths by up to one-third in severely ill hospitalized patients. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)Read moreHani Mohammed / AP