'Crazy thing to do': Health experts alarmed by Trump's use of unproven drug

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Donald Trump’s startling admission Monday that he is taking hydroxychloroquine despite testing negative for the coronavirus alarmed health experts, who cautioned that people who follow his lead risk serious heart problems and other complications from the decades-old drug.

The treatment has been shown in observational studies to have limited or no proven benefits for coronavirus patients, and could even be harmful when used in certain combinations. But data from more extensive studies are still forthcoming. Public health experts expressed concern that Trump's continued advocacy of the drug could cause another run on supplies, with serious consequences for patients with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases for which it is an approved treatment.

Despite testing negative, Trump told reporters he has been taking the drug in combination with other medicines for a "couple of weeks." That is around the same time the first two cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the White House.

There have been only limited results from studies on whether hydroxychloroquine could be effective as a prophylactic measure. Given the drug's potentially harsh side effects, medical experts strongly cautioned they wouldn't prescribe the drug to patients.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/crazy-thing-to-do-health-experts-alarmed-by-trumps-use-of-unproven-drug/ar-BB14h3CJ?li=BBnb7Kz

What do you have to lose Donny? Take it.

[tblue37]

1. "Startling admission"? More like probable lie. nt

[YessirAtsaFact]

2. Exactly - why not simply assume Trump's lying until he proves otherwise

Stop repeating this crap and amplifying the distractions. Report something like Trump made a number of statements today, but given his history of lying, we are fact checking them before publishing them.

Fact check everything. Never put a hot mike in front of the liar.