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Judi Lynn

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Tue Sep 29, 2020, 08:24 PM Sep 2020

Drugs touted by Trump to protect against Covid-19 could increase risk of heart problems almost thirt



Trump said he had "heard a lot of good stories" about the drug, and incorrectly claimed there is no evidence of harmful side-effects from taking it.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor September 28, 2020



Anti-malaria drugs touted by Donald Trump to protect against Covid-19 could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease almost thirty-fold, warns new research.

Life threatening side effects include irregular heart beats, heart failure and damage to the organ’s muscle, say scientists.

Senior author Professor Elad Maor, of Tel-Aviv University, Israel, said: “Moreover, we show how these adverse events carry high risks for severe outcomes including death, even with standard doses of the drugs.”

In May, the White House confirmed the US president had been taking hydroxychloroquine every day for two weeks – with his doctor’s blessing,

More:
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/drugs-touted-by-trump-to-protect-against-covid-19-could-increase-risk-of-heart-problems-almost-thirty-fold/28/09/

More:
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/drugs-touted-by-trump-to-protect-against-covid-19-could-increase-risk-of-heart-problems-almost-thirty-fold/28/09/
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Drugs touted by Trump to protect against Covid-19 could increase risk of heart problems almost thirt (Original Post) Judi Lynn Sep 2020 OP
Oh, dear! I do hope he doesn't suffer any of those adverse effects! The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #1
Then I think he should take the drug. SharonAnn Sep 2020 #2
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