Study Prompting W.H.O. to Halt Hydroxychloroquine Trials Questioned
The study that led the W.H.O. to halt clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 has been called into question.
The study that led the W.H.O. to halt clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 has been called into question.
Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is to trial anti-malaria drugs dubbed “Trump pills” by some supporters of the U.S. President after he touted them as a possible “gamechanger” in the fight against coronavirus.
At his daily coronavirus press briefing on Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis included an interview with Dr. Sunil Kumar, a critical care and pulmonary physician at Broward Health, who said a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin has helped some patients.
Research into prospective treatments for coronavirus “give us some reason to hope” given early evidence, said Dr. Nicole Saphier.
The media rushed to blame President Donald Trump on Monday for the death of an Arizona man who ingested a form of chloroquine — before it turned out that the man had ingested a fish tank cleaner with a similar chemical.