Cortisone, a 21-carbon steroid hormone and corticosteroid metabolite, is used medically as a prodrug. In news: Norway’s King Harald V, 89, is hospitalized with a rare blood condition; Cortisone’s relevance lies in its role as a corticosteroid therapy and its place in endocrine and pharmaceutical contexts.
The 89-year-old monarch has been admitted to hospital with haemolytic anaemia and is under cortisone treatment. Crown Prince Haakon serves as regent while the king remains on leave. Family members are at Oslo University Hospital as officials say his condition is extremely serious.