SAN ANTONIO – A West Texas doctor is getting a lot of attention for his claims that the inhaled steroid budesonide is the “silver bullet” for COVID-19. Dr. Richard Bartlett, a general physician who practices at various clinics in the Midland-Odessa area says he’s had 100% success rate treating dozens of patients with the drug. Clips from his media interviews have gone viral on social media and some have speculated that other doctors are overlooking a cure. “It’s like this medicine was made for this pandemic,” Bartlett told News West 9. We ran this claim through our Trust Index and determined people should be careful.