The News on Hydroxychloroquine Keeps Getting More Complicated

The latest on the potential Covid-19 treatment under research

Dana G Smith
Medium Coronavirus Blog
4 min readApr 9, 2020

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On March 20, researchers in France published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents that hydroxychloroquine, a drug typically used to treat malaria and autoimmune disorders, was unbelievably effective at treating Covid-19 (emphasis on…

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Dana G Smith
Medium Coronavirus Blog

Health and science writer • PhD in 🧠 • Words in Scientific American, STAT, The Atlantic, The Guardian • Award-winning Covid-19 coverage for Elemental