Press Play with Madeleine Brand
COVID-19 drug treatments
Over the weekend, President Trump again recommended hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. He said the government has ordered 29 million pills of it. The drug is meant to treat malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenOver the weekend, President Trump again recommended hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. He said the government has ordered 29 million pills of it. The drug is meant to treat malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. There’s only limited, anecdotal evidence that hydroxychloroquine works on the novel coronavirus.
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5 storiesUnusually high number of COVID-19 deaths in LA on Saturday. What’s next?
The U.S. is expected to face “the hardest and the saddest week” of the COVID-19 pandemic to date, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on Sunday. To date, LA County has more than 15,000 confirmed cases and 350 deaths. This past Saturday had an unusually high number of deaths in LA, says Soumya Karlamangla, LA Times health reporter.
Read the story7 minHydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19? Serious side effects, no strong scientific backing
Over the weekend, President Trump again recommended hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. He said the government has ordered 29 million pills of it. The drug is meant to treat malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. There’s only limited, anecdotal evidence that hydroxychloroquine works on the novel coronavirus.
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