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Could a malaria pill from the 1940s treat the coronavirus? Early results for chloroquine have caught the eyes of doctors, analysts - and even Elon Musk
Steven Seedhouse, a biotech analyst at Raymond James, sees chloroquine as just as promising as any …
Andrew Dunn
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Thousands sign French call for chloroquine in virus fight
Support for the treatment has gained ground as doctors try to keep the COVID-19 outbreak from overw…
PTI
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Rita Wilson says she was given an anti-malaria drug to treat the coronavirus and had 'extreme side effects'
Rita Wilson had "extreme side effects" after taking an anti-malarial drug called chloroquine to tre…
Claudia Willen
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Trump touts unproven coronavirus treatment hours after reports that a man in Arizona died trying to use it
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump once again praised an unproven treatmen…
Jake Lahut
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'Trump kept saying it was basically pretty much a cure': Woman whose husband died after ingesting chloroquine warns the public not to 'believe anything that the president says'
"It's shown very encouraging - very, very encouraging early results," Trump said last week. "And we…
Sonam Sheth
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A slew of new studies are raising fresh doubts on whether malaria pills should be used to treat the coronavirus, and a top US health agency just warned against widespread use
Recent research elevates concerns about using chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 …
Andrew Dunn
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Doctors are reportedly hoarding trial coronavirus drugs by issuing prescriptions for themselves
"It's shown very encouraging - very, very encouraging early results," Trump said last week of the d…
Bryan Pietsch
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The FDA is allowing two drugs to be used for 'compassionate use' to treat the coronavirus. Here's what that means.
Anecdotal reports have suggested the two drugs help some people recover from COVID-19. But neither …
Julia Naftulin
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A top US vaccine scientist plans to file a whistleblower complaint, after alleging he was ousted in retaliation for not touting Trump-backed coronavirus treatments
Bright cited the reason behind his ouster was because he refused to tout anti-malaria drugs as trea…
Lauren Frias
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Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison reportedly urged Trump to explore a malaria drug to treat the coronavirus
Elon Musk - the CEO of Tesla, where Ellison is a board member - has also been promoting chloroquine…
Avery Hartmans
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4 potential coronavirus treatments that researchers are working on right now
"There's a potential that they could be used prophylactically, which means when you look at a high-…
Mark Abadi,Barbara Corbellini…
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Editors warn that 'serious scientific questions' have been raised about a massive study of whether a common malaria pill can help treat coronavirus
The massive study of 96,032 hospitalized coronavirus patients found that hydroxychloroquine did not…
Lydia Ramsey
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Elon Musk describes what it was like to have a 'near fatal case' of malaria, and why he thinks the same medicine that worked on him could treat coronavirus
The drug has some side effects, including stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, headaches, and in some ca…
Avery Hartmans
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Trump is touting experimental drugs for COVID-19, saying it's 'not going to hurt' people. But the drug has severe side effects and its misuse has led to poisoning and even death
"Chloroquine phosphate, when used without a prescription and supervision of a healthcare provider, …
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Trump and top US health officials are expanding access to potential coronavirus treatments
President Donald Trump speaks during press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White H…
Andrew Dunn
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Trump undercuts his top infectious disease expert on whether an unapproved treatment for coronavirus is safe, a day after the FDA said it had not yet been approved
"We're trying to strike a balance between making something with a potential of an effect to the Ame…
Kayla Epstein
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Hydroxychloroquine, what it is, and what it does to your body
Hydroxychloroquine is an anti malaria and autoimmune drug. Lab studies show it has a chance against…
Ally Giannini,Bob Hunt
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The FDA just revoked an emergency OK for the malaria pill hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients, as clinical evidence piles up against the drug
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday the malaria pills "are unlikely to be effective in tre…