//4 changes doctors have made to better treat Covid-19 patients

4 changes doctors have made to better treat Covid-19 patients

A patient wearing a helmet-based ventilator at a Houston-area hospital in late July. | Go Nakamura/Getty Images

Improved treatment options could help save lives in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Something I get asked a lot is: Have we actually learned anything about how to fight Covid-19?

Given the continued debate over (proven) tactics like social distancing and mask-wearing, and the reticence of some political leaders to take preemptive action to curb the disease’s spread, it’s not an unreasonable question.

But when I hear that question, the first thing I think about isn’t Zoom calls or isolating in a cabin or strapping on my mask before I walk into the grocery store. I think about remdesivir, dexamethasone, and prone positioning.

Because, in fact, doctors and nurses have learned a ton about the best medicine for treating Covid-19. It’s too soon to say exactly how many lives