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COVID: Baricitinib hoped to increase treatment effectiveness, reduce fatalities - Health DG
Hospitals nationwide will begin using Baricitinib for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, especially category four and five patients, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.
Fri Jul 23 2021
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Trump steroid treatment for COVID-19 raises potential side effect risk
Dexamethasone has typically been reserved for more serious cases.
Tue Oct 06 2020
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Experts raise questions about severity of Trump's COVID-19
The biggest question would be is there a risk of deterioration, or is he on a good trajectory?
Mon Oct 05 2020
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COVID-19: Dexamethasone has side effects, don't misuse it - Health DG
The Health Ministry (MOH) today advised the public not to consume or misuse the drug Dexamethasone to treat COVID-19 without a doctor's prescription.
Wed Jun 17 2020
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Show me the data: U.S. doctors skeptical of reported COVID breakthrough
Earlier, researchers in Britain said dexamethasone reduced death rates of severely ill COVID-19 patients by around a third
Wed Jun 17 2020
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Steroid drug hailed as 'breakthrough' for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
Trial results showed dexamethasone reduced death rates by around a third among patients
Wed Jun 17 2020
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Public urged to stop using CHR Creative Herbs - Health DG
Tests from samples of the products found them to be adulterated with Dexamethasone and Chlorpheniramine, both of which were controlled under the Poisons Act 1952.
Sat Dec 17 2016
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No action against cordyceps supplier - Khairy
No action will be taken against the supplier of the cordyceps supplement found tainted with dexamethasone taken by Datuk Lee Chong Wei.
Thu Apr 30 2015
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Chong Wei must compete in all Super Series events to regain world number one status - Frost
Former World number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei will have to play in all Super Series tournaments to regain his status as the world number one, said BAM technical director Morten Frost Hansen.
Tue Apr 28 2015
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BAM legal team ready for doping case hearing on Apr 11
Lee Chong Wei's defence team will use the argument that he did not knowingly take the banned substance dexamethasone, at the hearing of the doping case in Amsterdam.
Tue Mar 24 2015
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Chong Wei to know fate in Amsterdam on April 11
The 32-year-old two-time Olympic silver medalist was temporarily suspended after his urine samples taken tested positive for 'dexamathosone'.
Tue Mar 10 2015
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Not wrong to bring Chong Wei's doping issue to CAS - Khairy
Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says the Court of Arbitration for Sport is a channel to appeal if the decision by BWF is not in the national shuttler's favour.
Sat Nov 15 2014
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Doping issue: Sample B positive, national shuttler suspended
National shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei has been suspended indefinitely following a positive Sample B result for dexamethasone.
Sat Nov 08 2014
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China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands
Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025
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Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy
Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025
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Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says
Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025
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Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court
Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025
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Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch
I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
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UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians
The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025
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Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time
The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
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More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says
Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025
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Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew
Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025
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Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action
A court cannot decide that the parliament or the government must take any specific action, the Supreme Court says.
Wed Feb 19 2025