(https://www.newsmax.com/us/virus-outbreak-malaria-drug/2020/04/21/id/963969/) "The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment. But with 368 patients, it’s the largest look so far of hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin for COVID-19, which has killed more than 171,000 people as of Tuesday. A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment. But with 368 patients, it’s the largest look so far of hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin for COVID-19, which has killed more than 171,000 people as of Tuesday.
The study was posted on an online site for researchers and has has not been reviewed by other scientists. Grants from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia paid for the work.
Researchers analyzed medical records of 368 male veterans hospitalized with confirmed coronavirus infection at Veterans Health Administration medical centers who died or were discharged by April 11.
About 28% who were given hydroxychloroquine plus usual care died, versus 11% of those getting routine care alone. About 22% of those getting the drug plus azithromycin died too, but the difference between that group and usual care was not considered large enough to rule out other factors that could have affected survival"
but the MSM didn't bother talking about that...
view the rest of the comments →
[–] quantum1234 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
this is what was actually cited in the study!
" Our study cohort comprised only men whose median age was over 65 years. Therefore, the results may not
necessarily reflect outcomes in women or in younger hospitalized populations, nor can they be
extrapolated to pediatric patients. Our findings may also be influenced by the demographic
composition of patients in our cohort, the majority of whom were black. Disproportionately
higher rates of Covid-19-related hospitalization among the black population have also been
reported in the United States as a whole.
[–] Onetime1 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Quantum
I just spent about 45 minutes going over the "study" (27 page pdf, downloadable easily) and will add these observations ...
First off, this is NOT a Veterans Administration study.
These 'researchers' took available data from VA records all over the country, applied 'code numbers' which indicate various procedures that each patient experienced, and then came up with these remotely-derived conclusions.
From Table #2 in the 'study', the majority of patients were black men (~65%), who were between 68 and 70 years old, and were DIABETIC at a rate of 55% (no complications), to 78% (with complications.
One 'researcher' - Dr. Jayakrishna Ambata - has patents pending to Covid 19 matters, as is stated in the footnotes.
Seems like a HIGHLY skewed effort to demonize hydroxychloroquine/Z pack.
[–] quantum1234 [S] ago
Very skewed, I posted it because big pharma doesn't want us to know that HCQ works and Gates wants a vaccine! They used the smallest sample of very sick people to push their fake news!
[–] ditzee ago
Please post the link to the study. Thanks!