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COVID-19: Steroids Reduce Mortality In Severely Ill Patients, Researchers Say COVID-19: Steroids Reduce Mortality In Severely Ill Patients, Researchers Say
Covid-19: Steroids Reduce Mortality In Severely Ill Patients, Researchers Say Steroids can be used to combat COVID-19, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization. Countries should stock up on steroids now, the WHO advised on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The steroid dexamethasone reduced COVID-related deaths by one-third of hospitalized patients who required ventilators and one-fifth of patients who were put on oxygen, according to a recent study by UK-based RECOVERY. For more than a decade, the drug has been used in the treatment of asthma.  Given that COVID-19 patients with severe cases often suffer from acute lung inflammation, like sufferers…

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by Christina Coulter
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NYPD Officer From Hudson Valley Recovering After Ambush Shooting In Bronx NYPD Officer From Hudson Valley Recovering After Ambush Shooting In Bronx
Nypd Officer From Hudson Valley Recovering After Ambush Shooting In Bronx One of two NYPD police officers shot in an assassination attempt by a lone gunman left the hospital to applause from his fellow officers as he returned to his Hudson Valley home to recover. Orange County resident Paul Stroffolino, 31, of Warwick, was shot during an ambush by a lone shooter while sitting in a patrol van around 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, NYPD officials said. His partner rushed him to the hospital where he was treated for the none life-threatening injuries after being shot in the chin and neck. When released on Sunday, Feb. 9, NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said he th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Resident Hopes To Get Back On Her Horse Thanks To LYMBR Fairfield County Resident Hopes To Get Back On Her Horse Thanks To LYMBR
Fairfield County Resident Hopes To Get Back On Her Horse Thanks To Lymbr Lucia will never know for sure what caused her beloved palomino mare Butterscotch to be extra jumpy that day in February 2016. But the Fairfield County resident’s skill wasn’t enough when her horse bucked at the sound of a truck backfiring and Lucia landed on the frozen ground of a trail she rode regularly in Bedford, N.Y. A passerby found Lucia trying to crawl for help and she was taken to the hospital, where she learned that she had not only shattered her pelvis, but had three broken vertebrae and a torn hamstring as well. Seven months post-accident, with approximately the first 16 weeks …

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