Malaria drug Trump touted as Covid cure increased chance of death – study
Study calculated that there was an 11% increase in mortality associated with cases involving the use of hydroxychloroquinePeople who took an anti-malaria treatment thatDonald Trump touted as a cure for Covid-19 in the early days of the pandemic and waning days of his presidency were 11% more likely to die from the virus, according to a new scientific study.The study ’s authors– who published their findings in the peer-reviewed Biomedicine& Pharmacotherapy journal – also estimated that nearly 17,000 people in six different countries, including the US, died after contracting Covid-19 and taking the antimalarial hyd...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ramon Antonio Vargas Tags: Coronavirus Donald Trump Science US news US politics Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Hydroxychloroquine, A Drug Trump Promoted To Treat Covid-19, Linked To 17,000 Deaths, Estimates Show
Trump promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatment in the spring of 2020. A new study shows that the drug has been linked to approximately 17,000 deaths. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joshua Cohen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Methotrexate Tied to Greater Risks for Older Patients With CKD
(MedPage Today) -- Older patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) had greater risks for serious adverse events when starting on low-dose methotrexate rather than hydroxychloroquine, a propensity score-matched analysis found.
About 60% of the... (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - November 28, 2023 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Hydroxychloroquine Associated With Lower COVID-19 Mortality: French Study
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A pharmacy technician pours out hydroxychloroquine pills at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah in a file photograph. (George Frey/AFP via Getty Images) People…#zacharystieber #epochtimes #rockcanyonpharmacy #provo #utah #georgefreyafp #didierraoult #marseille #newmicrobes #newinfections (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mayo Scrubs HCQ Data; Pharmacy Walkout Averted; Springsteen's Peptic Ulcer Disease
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Mayo Clinic's hydroxychloroquine webpage was taken down after a former Trump official cited it to justify it as a COVID-19 treatment. (Becker's Hospital Review... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - September 28, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Is hydroxychloroquine a treatment for COVID-19?
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Barely any of the doctors accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation were ever disciplined, the Washington Post found
Many of the complaints alleged that doctors promoted hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, neither of which are effective or safe treatments for COVID-19. George Frey/Reuters Nearly 500 doctors had complaints filed against them over spreading COVID-19 misinformation. But only 4% received disciplinary…#georgefreyreuters #donaldtrump #florida (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Straw-Man Argument Against California's COVID Misinfo Law
(MedPage Today) -- An article in the South Carolina Post and Courier in early 2022 recounts how a patient levied grave accusations against his physician. The doctor was accused of persistently trivializing the dangers of COVID, recommending hydroxychloroquine... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - July 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The use and safety risk of repurposed drugs for COVID-19 patients: lessons learned utilizing the Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Event Reporting System - Alsuhaibani DS, Edrees HH, Alshammari TM.
This study was designed to assess the disproportionality analyses of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) related to hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir and how ADR reporting fluctuated during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A retrospective obse... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Study Falsely Linking Hydroxychloroquine To Increased Deaths Frequently Cited Even After Retraction
Authored by Jessie Zhang via Thje Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An Australian and Swedish investigation has found that among the hundreds of COVID-19 research papers that have been withdrawn, a…#jessiezhang #thjeepochtimes #australian #swedish #mochashutterstock #linköpinguniversity #retraction #medicineshoppe #markmoran #citizensvoice (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Severe HCQ Nonadherence Linked to Worse SLE Outcomes Severe HCQ Nonadherence Linked to Worse SLE Outcomes
Severe nonadherence to hydroxychloroquine in patients with lupus is associated with an increased risk of flare, organ damage, and mortality within 5 years, leading experts to advise routine testing.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - May 26, 2023 Category: Dermatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Misinterpretation of Clinical Research Findings and COVID-19 Mortality
The pandemic period witnessed an unprecedented pace of research, but some findings led to recommendations later associated with excess mortality (e.g. FDA approval of hydroxychloroquine). Authors urge for greater attention to biological plausibility to prevent future missteps. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘ What Price Was My Father ’ s Life Worth? ’ Right-Wing Doctors Are Still Peddling Dubious COVID Drugs
Julie Moore keeps an orange plastic bottle on her desk in Gas City, Indiana, with 14 round white pills. The other 21, she says, killed her father.
Moore remembers laughing when she first heard on the news that people were taking ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug commonly used as a livestock dewormer, to treat COVID-19. She never expected her father, a career pharmacist, to become one of them.
Over the course of the pandemic, Moore’s father started watching online videos of doctors in white coats who claimed that alternative COVID treatments were being used effectively in India. He told his skeptical children that th...
Source: TIME: Health - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Vera Bergengruen Tags: Uncategorized feature Misinformation & Disinformation uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
Contentious COVID-19 Drugs Are All Anti-Malarial: May Not Be A Coincidence
Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The COVID-19 recommendations hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and now artemisinin all have one thing in common: They are antimalarial drugs or have such…#marinazhang #epochtimes #malariaversuscovid19 #malaria #plasmodium #severalcommonalities #similarreceptors #ace2 #cd147 #joseluisabreu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Research adds insights into preeclampsia, a deadly pregnancy complication
A new study has uncovered a possible mechanism for how this potentially life-threatening condition occurs and the potential for hydroxychloroquine to treat it. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
