Yet another study finds drug Trump is pushing leads to more deaths

[turbinetree]

By Emily Singer -May 22, 2020 10:46 AM

A study from a respected medical journal found hydroxychloroquine is linked to 'increased risk of in-hospital mortality.'

Hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug Donald Trump has touted as a "miracle" cure for the coronavirus, was found to have an increased risk of death for patients treated with it in hospitals, according to a study published Friday in the Lancet.

The study published in the respected medical journal is the largest to date on the drug, looking at 96,000 patients who were hospitalized with the coronavirus.

It concluded that there were no benefits to taking the drug for COVID-19, but that instead the drug led to a 34% increase in the risk of death and a 137% increase in the risk of serious heart complications, according to the Washington Post.

"We were unable to confirm a benefit of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, when used alone or with a macrolide, on in-hospital outcomes for COVID-19. Each of these drug regimens was associated with decreased in-hospital survival and an increased frequency of ventricular arrhythmias when used for treatment of COVID-19," the study found.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-hydroxychloroquine-increased-death-risk-coronavirus-study-the-lancet-covid-19/

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Facing backlash after promoting the drug, despite warnings from actual medical experts, the White House cited evidence from a fringe group that promotes fake science earlier this week.

The night before the Lancet study was published, Trump again pushed the drug, tweeting he wants the drug to "be put in use IMMEDIATELY."

"PEOPLE ARE DYING, MOVE FAST, and GOD BLESS EVERYONE!" Trump tweeted.

And Hitler had psychotic genocide running thru his head also.............

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The fact that, regrettably, he isn't one of them

strongly suggests that he was lying when he said he was taking it.

[dubyadiprecession]

2. So trump doesn't wear masks or cares That this drug could kill him.

Does he want to be on a collision course of death?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. He never was taking it - that was just more bullshit

to discredit Dr. Bright and the other researchers who said the drug was dangerous, making His Lardship look foolish for having touted it so enthusiastically.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. This POS never

has taken this Drug. White House Medical People would never allow that to happen. Anything that could would get the Orange Anus's name in print or a sound bit was used. Nothing more than another Bullshit piece to enhance the Orange Anus's Ego and fool his supporters.

Waiting for TV commercials from Product Injury Lawyers to saturate the Air waves as well as the Print.

We as Taxpayers will be on the hook for another Trillion because of promotion by the Fake President.

[Voltaire2]

4. He should take more.

[PoliticAverse]

6. The cited study has been retracted by the authors...

Last edited Thu Jun 4, 2020, 07:22 PM - Edit history (1)

Today, three of the authors of the paper, "Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis", have retracted their study. They were unable to complete an independent audit of the data underpinning their analysis. As a result, they have concluded that they "can no longer vouch for the veracity of the primary data sources." The Lancet takes issues of scientific integrity extremely seriously, and there are many outstanding questions about Surgisphere and the data that were allegedly included in this study. Following guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), institutional reviews of Surgisphere’s research collaborations are urgently needed.

The retraction notice is published today, June 4, 2020. The article will be updated to reflect this retraction shortly.

https://www.thelancet.com/lancet/article/s0140673620313246