Despite FDA warning, Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine
4 years, 7 months ago

Despite FDA warning, Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he has been taking hydroxychloroquine for “a couple of weeks” to help ward off COVID-19 infection. Mr. Trump also said he did not own a company that produced HCQ and wanted Americans to feel good and that the drug has an impact, especially early on. FDA warning The Federal Drug Administration, the U.S.’s drug regulator, issued a warning about HCQ last month saying it should not be taken outside a hospital setting or clinical trial due to heart rhythm problems. The White House released a memorandum from Sean P. Conley, the President’s osteopathic physician, that Mr. Trump had tested negative for several COVID-19 tests he had taken in recent days and that the President was “in very good health.” Dr. Conley’s memorandum suggested that the choice of prophylactic medication was not an obvious one.

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Virologist whistleblower under Trump shows why ex-president's return 'poses a grave risk'
3 months ago

Virologist whistleblower under Trump shows why ex-president's return 'poses a grave risk'

Raw Story  

A former high-ranking public health official under Donald Trump sounded the alarm on the former president's potential return to the White House. "I witnessed firsthand how the Trump administration systematically undermined America’s health infrastructure," Bright wrote. "Yet a determined president could do a great deal of damage to our public health infrastructure through the installation of loyalists in key positions, …

Donald Trump's 'miracle drug' for COVID killed nearly 17,000 people, reveals new study
1 year ago

Donald Trump's 'miracle drug' for COVID killed nearly 17,000 people, reveals new study

Hindustan Times  

A drug promoted by former US President Donald Trump to cure COVID-19 has been linked to nearly 17,000 deaths, according to a new study. While one scientist called the HCQ a "magic bullet" against coronavirus, Trump highlighted the "miracle" recovery made by a COVID infected woman after using the drug. However in June 2020, the FDA revoked the emergency use …

Posts mislead on Mayo Clinic’s hydroxychloroquine webpage
55 years ago

Posts mislead on Mayo Clinic’s hydroxychloroquine webpage

Associated Press  

CLAIM: The Mayo Clinic “quietly” updated its website in 2023 to say that hydroxychloroquine can now be used to treat COVID-19. A page about hydroxychloroquine on the hospital system’s website included outdated guidance that the malaria drug “may also be used to treat coronavirus in certain hospitalized patients.” But archives show the text has been there since at least May …

Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA
2 years, 4 months ago

Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration’s efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic. But Hahn told investigators that he felt pressure due to the “persistence” of Trump aide Peter …

Remember Donald Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine? Study in India backs it as Covid-19 cure
3 years, 7 months ago

Remember Donald Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine? Study in India backs it as Covid-19 cure

India Today  

Hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug touted as a magical Covid-19 cure by former US President Donald Trump last year, has been found effective in a prophylactic study published in the Journal of The Association of Physicians of India last week. The study said, “hen adjusted for other risk factors, HCQ dose as per government recommendations, 2-3, 4-5, 6 or more weeks …

Ex-minister: Bolsonaro eyed decree on chloroquine for COVID
3 years, 8 months ago

Ex-minister: Bolsonaro eyed decree on chloroquine for COVID

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro had considered issuing a decree officially expanding the use of the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for COVID-19 patients in Brazil, though studies found it ineffective. Mandetta said he was called to a meeting in the presidential palace where he saw a draft of the decree …

Hydroxychloroquine shouldn’t be used as Covid preventive, says WHO
3 years, 10 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine shouldn’t be used as Covid preventive, says WHO

Hindustan Times  

Anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used in efforts to prevent infection with Covid-19, according to the World Health Organization. Hydroxychloroquine was touted as a Covid-19 treatment by former President Donald Trump and later deemed ineffective. The WHO’s recommendation is based on evidence from six randomized controlled trials with more than 6,000 participants with or without known exposure to a …

Hydroxychloriquine critics are guilty of ‘medical McCarthyism’, controversial doctor says
4 years, 1 month ago

Hydroxychloriquine critics are guilty of ‘medical McCarthyism’, controversial doctor says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Critics of treatment drugs cleared for other diseases being used …

Hydroxychloroquine push from backbenchers Craig Kelly and George Christensen a 'challenge' for Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly
4 years, 2 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine push from backbenchers Craig Kelly and George Christensen a 'challenge' for Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly

ABC  

Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has conceded it has been challenging to counter a push by some government MPs to use controversial drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Key points: The Federal Government's health advice is that the drug does not work against COVID-19 The Federal Government's health advice is that the drug does not work against COVID-19 Hydroxychloroquine was …

Hydroxycloroquine does not help with Covid mortality; Improves ICU risk
4 years, 2 months ago

Hydroxycloroquine does not help with Covid mortality; Improves ICU risk

NL Times  

Hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug often used to treat Covid-19, does not have a noticeable effect on the mortality rate of the coronavirus, according to a study by 14 Dutch hospitals. The hospitals analyzed 1,064 Covid-19 patients in 14 hospitals, 189 of whom were treated with hydroxychloroquine, 377 were treated with chloroquine, and 498 were not treated with either of the …

Anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine ineffective against coronavirus, reveal UK RECOVERY Trials
4 years, 3 months ago

Anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine ineffective against coronavirus, reveal UK RECOVERY Trials

Firstpost  

The results of the study, published by NEJM, showed that COVID-19 patients who did not need mechanical ventilation to begin with had a higher likelihood of needing ventilation or dying when they were put on hydroxychloroquine Hydroxychloroquine is no better than usual care in reducing the chances of death in COVID-19 patients, suggest the results of RECOVERY Trials published Thursday …

‘So frustrating': Doctors and nurses battle virus skeptics
4 years, 3 months ago

‘So frustrating': Doctors and nurses battle virus skeptics

Associated Press  

MISSION, Kan. — Treating the sick and dying isn’t even the toughest part for nurse Amelia Montgomery as the coronavirus surges in her corner of red America. In Georgia, at Augusta University Medical Center, visitors have tried to get around the mask requirement by wearing face coverings made of fishnet and other material with visible holes, something the hospital has …

Healthwise: Study casts more doubt on HCQ’s effectiveness on Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Healthwise: Study casts more doubt on HCQ’s effectiveness on Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent infection from the new coronavirus, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease, found yet another fresh study that dismisses the effectiveness of the anti-malarial drug in protecting healthy people who are at risk of exposure to the virus. Giving HCQ 600 mg per day as a prophylaxis to physicians, nurses, certified nursing assistants, emergency technicians, and …

How President Trump Is Treating COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

How President Trump Is Treating COVID-19

NPR  

How President Trump Is Treating COVID-19 There are no proven treatments for patients with COVID-19, and the treatments that do exist tend to be used on patients with advanced illness. But, of course, when you're first testing a drug, you want to start it off with the sickest patients, so that's where it's been shown to work. PALCA: Well, according …

Drug cocktail touted by Trump to treat coronavirus increases chance of death by 27%, study shows
4 years, 4 months ago

Drug cocktail touted by Trump to treat coronavirus increases chance of death by 27%, study shows

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A combination of drugs touted by US president Donald Trump as …

Amsterdam study shows hydroxychloroquine ineffective in Covid-19 treatment
4 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam study shows hydroxychloroquine ineffective in Covid-19 treatment

NL Times  

Hydroxychloroquine was not effective in treating Covid-19 in Dutch hospitals during the coronavirus crisis, according to a study by Amsterdam scientists led by internist-infectiologist Edgar Peters of Amsterdam UMC. The Amsterdam researchers compared seven hospitals where Hydroxychloroquine was included in the treatment guideline in the early months of the crisis, to two hospitals where the drug was not prescribed. In …

Everything you wanted to know about covid-19 treatments, in five charts
4 years, 5 months ago

Everything you wanted to know about covid-19 treatments, in five charts

Live Mint  

When India’s National Task Force on COVID-19 recommended against including Itolizumab, Biocon’s psoriasis drug, in its treatment guidelines, the move represented two key aspects of the global scramble for a cure for covid-19 - the problematic bar for evidence, as well as the sheer size of the challenge. Perhaps no drug candidate in the race for a cure for covid-19 …

Hydroxychloroquine is a poor coronavirus treatment but a perfect parable for our times
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine is a poor coronavirus treatment but a perfect parable for our times

ABC  

The group had all the trappings of medical authority. Since March 1, public posts containing the word "hydroxychloroquine" have received at least 55 million "interactions" on Facebook — a measure that includes reactions, shares or comments. And in the months since, President Trump and members of his administration have repeatedly returned to the hydroxychloroquine narrative despite the protests of White …

Hydroxychloroquine: Researchers publish scathing critique of Henry Ford study touted by the White House
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: Researchers publish scathing critique of Henry Ford study touted by the White House

CNN  

CNN — Researchers on Wednesday published scathing critiques of a study President Trump repeatedly touted on Twitter. “The highly respected Henry Ford Health System just reported, based on a large sampling, that HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE cut the death rate in certain sick patients very significantly. For example, the patients in the Henry Ford study who were given hydroxychloroquine had fewer risk factors …

Trump Defends Use of Hydroxychloroquine, Says It Works in Early Stages of Covid-19 Infection
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump Defends Use of Hydroxychloroquine, Says It Works in Early Stages of Covid-19 Infection

News 18  

US President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, saying many frontline medical workers agree with him that the malaria drug works in the early stages of COVID-19 infection, despite mounting evidence that it is ineffective in treating the disease. I think frontline medical people believe that too — some, many," Trump told reporters …

Hydroxychloroquine: Trump defends disproved Covid-19 treatment
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: Trump defends disproved Covid-19 treatment

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump issued a stout defense Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus, hours after social media companies moved to take down videos promoting its use as potentially harmful misinformation. Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., and others shared video of the event on Facebook and Twitter, prompting both companies to …

Trump Clings To Unproven Treatments As U.S. Sinks Deeper Into Pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump Clings To Unproven Treatments As U.S. Sinks Deeper Into Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s press conference quickly unraveled on Tuesday as he struggled to defend a video he’d retweeted that is full of false claims about the coronavirus and complained about his low approval rating. It doesn’t cause problems.” Trump was also forced to answer for a video he retweeted on Monday that showed a group of self-proclaimed …

Warnings against anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated: Donald Trum
4 years, 5 months ago

Warnings against anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated: Donald Trum

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump said the medical community’s widespread warnings against using the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated to damage him. Trump had shared a video of people dressed in white lab coats who called themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” staging a press conference about the virus. “He’s got a pretty good approval rating, so just …

Brazil’s cult of hydroxychloroquine
4 years, 5 months ago

Brazil’s cult of hydroxychloroquine

CNN  

Brasilia, Brazil CNN — The police cavalry horses pranced through red dust towards an open grave nobody expected would be dug for Sgt. Jo Shelley for CNN In Brazil – home to South America’s worst coronavirus outbreak, where as many as 50,000 new cases have been recorded per day – the drug is at the heart of a febrile scrap …

Trump defends disproved COVID-19 treatment
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump defends disproved COVID-19 treatment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a stout defense Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus, hours after social media companies moved to take down videos promoting its use as potentially harmful misinformation. “I think they’re very respected doctors,” Trump said, adding they believed in the drug. Trump, his son Donald Trump …

Video falsely touts hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 cure
4 years, 5 months ago

Video falsely touts hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 cure

Associated Press  

CLAIM: A video makes numerous claims about preventing the coronavirus, stating that hydroxychloroquine can prevent and cure COVID-19, and wearing masks and keeping people locked down have no value. “There is no evidence done in a rigorous study that shows hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin or zinc or whatever combination you use that has any benefit in the treatment of …

Twitter Temporarily Limits Access to Donald Trump Jr's Account over False Hydroxychloroquine Claims
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter Temporarily Limits Access to Donald Trump Jr's Account over False Hydroxychloroquine Claims

News 18  

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it had restricted Donald Trump Jr.'s ability to tweet from his account for 12 hours after a tweet he had posted violated the social media site's misinformation policy on COVID-19. The eldest son of US President Donald Trump had posted a video on Monday of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine, that was removed by …

Hydroxychloroquine post gets Donald Trump Jr Twitter suspension
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine post gets Donald Trump Jr Twitter suspension

Daily Mail  

Twitter has banned Donald Trump Jr. from posting any tweets, claiming he shared 'potentially harmful information' after posting a link Monday evening to a viral video of a doctor claiming hydroxychloroquine is a 'cure' for coronavirus and calling it 'must watch.' President Donald Trump also retweeted Monday night two posts of Dr. Stella Immanuel's speech making dubious claims that the …

Trump again pushes unproven hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatment
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump again pushes unproven hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatment

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON: A week after appearing to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is back to pushing unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment and challenging the credibility of the nation's leading infectious disease expert. The president also shared a post from the Twitter account for a podcast hosted by Steve Bannon, a …

July 16 coronavirus news
4 years, 5 months ago

July 16 coronavirus news

CNN  

A pharmacy tech pours out hydroxychloroquine pills in May. George Frey/AFP/Getty Images The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not benefit non-hospitalized patients with mild symptoms from Covid-19 who were treated early in their infection, according to a study to be published Thursday in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine. “Taken together, there is no convincing evidence that hydroxychloroquine can either …

Hydroxychloroquine doesn’t work in non-hospitalized patients
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine doesn’t work in non-hospitalized patients

CNN  

CNN — The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not benefit non-hospitalized patients with mild Covid-19 symptoms who were treated early in their infection, according to a study published Thursday in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine. “Taken together, there is no convincing evidence that hydroxychloroquine can either prevent COVID-19 after exposure or reduce illness severity after developing early symptoms,” study …

No room for complacency, says PM Modi after COVID-19 review
4 years, 5 months ago

No room for complacency, says PM Modi after COVID-19 review

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, following a COVID-19 review meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and other senior government officials, reiterated the need to observe personal hygiene and social discipline in public places while appreciating the manner in which the pandemic has been “contained” in Delhi. “There are 2,83,407 active cases and all are under …

Trump's Claim That Hydroxychloroquine 'Doesn't Kill People' Looks Worse And Worse
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump's Claim That Hydroxychloroquine 'Doesn't Kill People' Looks Worse And Worse

Huff Post  

In late May, Trump also said he had taken hydroxychloroquine for two weeks as a preventative against the coronavirus, even though studies have found that hydroxychloroquine has either no benefit or poses an even greater risk of death. In late March, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for hydroxychloroquine usage with COVID-19 patients, although it admitted, “We …

US prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine skyrocketed from February to March, study finds
4 years, 6 months ago

US prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine skyrocketed from February to March, study finds

CNN  

CNN — Prescriptions for the anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine skyrocketed in the US from February to March, a time when the drugs, though unproven, were touted as treatments for the coronavirus. Researchers found the estimated number of hydroxychloroquine prescriptions increased 86.2% from February to March, from 367,346 to 683,999, and dispensed chloroquine prescriptions increased 158.6%, rising from 2,346 to …

Study finds hydroxychloroquine helped coronavirus patients survive better
4 years, 6 months ago

Study finds hydroxychloroquine helped coronavirus patients survive better

CNN  

CNN — A surprising new study found the controversial antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine helped patients better survive in the hospital. A team at Henry Ford Health System in southeast Michigan said Thursday their study of 2,541 hospitalized patients found that those given hydroxychloroquine were much less likely to die. The US Food and Drug Administration withdrew its emergency use authorization for …

NIH Halts Hydroxychloroquine Study; Says 'Unlikely' To Help COVID-19 Patients
4 years, 6 months ago

NIH Halts Hydroxychloroquine Study; Says 'Unlikely' To Help COVID-19 Patients

NPR  

NIH Halts Hydroxychloroquine Study; Says 'Unlikely' To Help COVID-19 Patients Enlarge this image toggle caption Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Ge Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Ge The National Institutes of Health has halted its study of hydroxychloroquine, a drug President Donald Trump has promoted as a possible treatment for COVID-19 and once claimed to be taking himself. In a …

Hydroxychloroquine: NIH halts clinical trial after finding no additional benefit for Covid-19 patients
4 years, 6 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: NIH halts clinical trial after finding no additional benefit for Covid-19 patients

CNN  

CNN — The National Institutes of Health announced Saturday that it has halted a clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for adults hospitalized with Covid-19. “A data and safety monitoring board met late Friday and determined that while there was no harm, the study drug was very unlikely to be beneficial to hospitalized …

Hydroxychloroquine: US stockpile stuck with 63 million doses of the drug
4 years, 6 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: US stockpile stuck with 63 million doses of the drug

CNN  

CNN — The federal government is stuck with 63 million doses of hydroxychloroquine now that the US Food and Drug Administration has revoked permission for the drug to be distributed to treat coronavirus patients. The government started stockpiling donated hydroxychloroquine in late March, after President Trump touted it as “very encouraging” and “very powerful” and a “game-changer.” But Monday, the …

US revokes emergency use of drugs touted by Trump vs. virus
4 years, 6 months ago

US revokes emergency use of drugs touted by Trump vs. virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work and could cause serious side effects. Citing reports of heart complications, the FDA said the drugs’ unproven benefits “do not outweigh the known and potential risks.” In a separate announcement, the FDA also warned …

FDA revokes emergency use authorisation for hydroxychloroquine
4 years, 6 months ago

FDA revokes emergency use authorisation for hydroxychloroquine

The Hindu  

On June 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked the emergency use authorization issued for two drugs — hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate — for use in certain hospitalised COVID-19 patients. The FDA further added: “In light of ongoing serious cardiac adverse events and other serious side effects, the known and potential benefits of CQ and HCQ no longer …

Hydroxychloroquine: FDA revokes authorization of drug Trump touted
4 years, 6 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: FDA revokes authorization of drug Trump touted

CNN  

CNN — The Food and Drug Administration has revoked its emergency use authorization for the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for the treatment of Covid-19. After reviewing the current research available on the drugs, the FDA determined that the drugs do not meet “the statutory criteria” for emergency use authorization as they are unlikely to be effective in treating Covid-19 based …

FDA Withdraws Emergency Use Authorization For Hydroxychloroquine
4 years, 6 months ago

FDA Withdraws Emergency Use Authorization For Hydroxychloroquine

NPR  

FDA Withdraws Emergency Use Authorization For Hydroxychloroquine toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today withdrew a special status known as emergency use authorization for the drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. Emergency use authorization is designed to facilitate the availability of drugs needed during public health emergencies. The FDA granted the emergency use authorization in March. "It …

Health Ministry okays HCQ for early course of Covid-19, remdesivir under emergency use
4 years, 6 months ago

Health Ministry okays HCQ for early course of Covid-19, remdesivir under emergency use

India Today  

The Union Health Ministry has recommended the use of anti-viral drug remdesivir under emergency use authorization, off-label application of immunomodulator tocilizumab and convalescent plasma therapy for treating Covid-19 patients in moderate stage of criticality. Backtracking from its earlier stance, the ministry said anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine should be used in the early course of the disease to achieve any meaningful effect …

Govt reviews use of HCQ and antibiotic combo in treating coronavirus cases
4 years, 6 months ago

Govt reviews use of HCQ and antibiotic combo in treating coronavirus cases

Hindustan Times  

The Union health ministry is reviewing use of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, in combination with antibiotic azithromycin, for treating coronavirus disease on patients in India, and is likely to come up with revised clinical management guidelines for this soon. The drug hydroxychloroquine, pushed by US President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with …

The jury is still out on Hydroxychloroquine after the global debacle have left scientists uncertain of its usage
4 years, 7 months ago

The jury is still out on Hydroxychloroquine after the global debacle have left scientists uncertain of its usage

Firstpost  

The WHO paused its trials when The Lancet study showed the drug was tied to an increased risk of death in hospitalized patients. Scientists are resuming COVID-19 trials of the now world-famous drug hydroxychloroquine, as confusion continues to reign about the anti-malarial hailed by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential “game-changer” in fighting the pandemic. The World Health Organization, …

UK halts hydroxychloroquine trial after experts find no reduction in risk of death among coronavirus patients
4 years, 7 months ago

UK halts hydroxychloroquine trial after experts find no reduction in risk of death among coronavirus patients

Firstpost  

British scientists halted a major drug trial after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine was ‘useless’ at treating COVID-19 patients London: British scientists halted a major drug trial on Friday after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine, touted by US President Donald Trump as a potential “game changer” in the pandemic, was “useless” at treating COVID-19 patients. We can now …

Authors retract Lancet study that claimed higher death risk for COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine
4 years, 7 months ago

Authors retract Lancet study that claimed higher death risk for COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine

Firstpost  

An influential medical journal article that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID-19 patients was retracted on Thursday, adding to controversy around a drug championed by US President Donald Trump. The three authors said Surgisphere, the company that provided the data, would not transfer the dataset for an independent review and they “can no longer vouch for the …

UK Covid-19 trial ends hydroxychloroquine study because there’s no evidence the drug benefits patients
4 years, 7 months ago

UK Covid-19 trial ends hydroxychloroquine study because there’s no evidence the drug benefits patients

CNN  

CNN — Researchers in the United Kingdom have put an abrupt stop to an arm of their Covid-19 trial that involves the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. The Recovery trial, a large UK-based trial investigating potential coronavirus treatments, has stopped including hydroxychloroquine in its study due to there being “no evidence of benefit,” researchers announced on Friday. “We reviewed the data and …

WHO will resume its trial of hydroxychloroquine after studies claiming increased death rates are called into question
4 years, 7 months ago

WHO will resume its trial of hydroxychloroquine after studies claiming increased death rates are called into question

Firstpost  

WHO’s chief scientist said “We owe it to patients to have a definitive answer on whether or not a drug works." The U.N. agency last month paused the part of its large study of treatments against COVID-19 in which newly enrolled patients were getting the anti-malarial drug to treat COVID-19 due to fears it increased death rates and irregular heartbeats. …

Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study
4 years, 7 months ago

Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study

Associated Press  

A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease. “This fits with everything else we’ve seen so far which suggests that it’s not beneficial,” said Dr. Peter Bach, director of a health policy center …

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