A drug normally used to treat arthritis can be a life-saver for some patients with Covid. For every 25 patients treated with tocilizumab, along with a cheap steroid already routinely given, an additional life would be saved, the experts say. Some hospitals are now doing this.
This is what we know about the drug: Tocilizumab is in a class of drugs called biologics. It is a treatment for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), giant cell arteritis, and polyarticular and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Tocilizumab has been proven to improve survival outcomes for those with Covid when taken on top of a steroid, Chris Whitty said tonight.
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The triple tactic of lockdowns, vaccines and treatments are reducing the risk posed by COVID-19, Professor Chris Whitty said in a press briefing on Monday. In a nod to the latter, Prof Whitty highlighted the promise of tocilizumab - a drug normally used to treat arthritis - in treating severe Covid cases. Tocilizumab has been proven to improve survival outcomes when taken on top of a steroid, he said.
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Theater student technical training: Alabama State inks deal with Alabama Shakespeare Festival
The Montgomery Advertiser 2/5/2021 Shannon Heupel, Montgomery Advertiser
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Alabama State University theater students won’t have to wait for the effects of a freshly-signed partnership with Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
Brian Martin, ASU s interim chair for the Department of Theatre Arts, said student training begins “right now” in technical areas like costuming, lighting, sound and other fields.
“They’re ready to take a group of 10 now (at ASF),” Martin said.
A memorandum of understanding was signed Thursday during a Zoom meeting between ASU President Quinton T. Ross Jr. and Rick Dildine, ASF’s artistic director, to establish technical training at the theater for Alabama State students.