White House press secretary discusses the president's controversial comments on COVID-19
As U.S. COVID-19 deaths near 150,000, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany joins " CBS This Morning " to discuss President Trump ' s controversial comments on hydroxychloroquine, which has been deemed not effective by medical professionals, and his retweeting of a video that contains mixed messaging on masks. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - July 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Trump sticks by unproven hydroxychloroquine
The president said the drug had only been rejected as a Covid-19 treatment because he suggested it. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trump under fire for promoting false COVID-19 claims on Twitter
Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accused President Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., of peddling false information about the virus. Twitter is temporarily suspending Don Jr.'s account for sharing a video promoting hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for the coronavirus. Ben Tracy reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - July 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trump defends hydroxychloroquine after sharing viral video
A week after apparent reset, president complains about popularity of top public health official (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - July 29, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Public Response To Latest Viral COVID-19 Cure Video - Is It The Death Of Critical Thinking?
A viral video about hydroxychloroquine was banned on social media, but people believe it anyway. Here's why. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 28, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Marshall Shepherd, Senior Contributor Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Editors' Pick editors-pick Source Type: news
Does The Public Response To The Latest Viral Covid-19 Cure Video Mark The Death Of Critical Thinking?
A viral video about hydroxychloroquine was banned on social media, but people believe it anyway. Here's why. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 28, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Marshall Shepherd, Senior Contributor Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Editors' Pick editors-pick Coronavirus Source Type: news
Facebook Takes Down Viral Video Making False Claim That ‘Hydroxychloroquine Cures Covid’
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have deleted a viral video titled “America’s Frontline Doctors” that attracted millions of views with dubious claims about hydroxychloroquine. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 28, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Isabel Togoh, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Media /media Policy /policy Healthcare /healthcare Editors' Pick editors-pick Breaking breaking-news Coronavirus Source Type: news
The Doctor Behind the Disputed Covid Data
Dr. Sapan Desai, who supplied the data for two prominent and later retracted studies, is said to have a history of cutting corners and misrepresenting information in pursuit of his ambitions. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ellen Gabler and Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Desai, Sapan Falsification of Data Hydroxychloroquine (Drug) Clinical Trials Data-Mining and Database Marketing Academic and Scientific Journals Surgisphere Source Type: news
Another study finds hydroxychloroquine does not help Covid-19 patients
More evidence is emerging to underscore that the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine does not help Covid-19 patients. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Role of COVID-19 Treatments Explored in Patients With Cancer
THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 -- For adults with invasive cancer and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, treatment with hydroxychloroquine in combination with any other drug is associated with increased mortality,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 23, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
HCQ Study Has'Major Shortcomings' and Is'Fully Irresponsible'HCQ Study Has'Major Shortcomings' and Is'Fully Irresponsible '
The results do not justify the far-reaching conclusions about the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19, and in the view of this reviewer do not justify any conclusion at all.Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - July 21, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Hydroxychloroquine: Europe Turns Away From Doctor Who Championed Drug With “Irresponsible” Study
The results from two new drug trials have failed to find evidence that hydroxychloroquine works to treat Covid-19 and a peer review by one of Europe ’s top doctors has found the claims made by French professor Raoult–advocate of hydroxychloroquine–to be “irresponsible”. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 19, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alex Ledsom, Senior Contributor Tags: Travel /travel Lifestyle /lifestyle Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Editors' Pick editors-pick Source Type: news
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 -- A drug used to treat lupus and malaria -- hydroxychloroquine -- reduced by half the risk of a potentially fatal heart condition in newborns who were at high risk for it.
The condition -- known as congenital heart block (CHB)... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
