07-03-2020 Benjamin Gill
A substantial new
study has found that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine helped patients
survive COVID-19. In fact, the study from the Henry Ford Health System in
Michigan said the drug "significantly" cut the death rate of
patients.
"Treatment with
hydroxychloroquine cut the death rate significantly in sick patients
hospitalized with COVID-19 – and without heart-related side-effects," the
health organization reports.
Their analysis of
2,500 COVID-19 patients found the drug can be effective if patients received it
early in their treatment.
"Our analysis
shows that using hydroxychloroquine helped save lives," said neurosurgeon
Dr. Steven Kalkanis, CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group and Senior Vice President
and Chief Academic Officer of Henry Ford Health System. "As doctors and scientists, we
look to the data for insight. And the data here is clear that there was benefit
to using the drug as a treatment for sick, hospitalized patients."
President Trump had
touted the drug early on as a possible experimental treatment for virus
patients, but then studies found conflicting results about its effectiveness
and the news media hammered him on it. One of the earlier negative studies
was later retracted.
Scientists from the
Henry Ford Health System explained why their study was successful.
"The findings have been highly analyzed and peer-reviewed," said Dr. Marcus Zervos, division head of Infectious Disease for Henry Ford Health System, who co-authored the study with Henry Ford epidemiologist Dr. Samia Arshad. "We attribute our findings that differ from other studies to early treatment, and part of a combination of interventions that were done in supportive care of patients, including careful cardiac monitoring. Our dosing also differed from other studies not showing a benefit of the drug. And other studies are either not peer-reviewed, have limited numbers of patients, different patient populations or other differences from our patients."
"The findings have been highly analyzed and peer-reviewed," said Dr. Marcus Zervos, division head of Infectious Disease for Henry Ford Health System, who co-authored the study with Henry Ford epidemiologist Dr. Samia Arshad. "We attribute our findings that differ from other studies to early treatment, and part of a combination of interventions that were done in supportive care of patients, including careful cardiac monitoring. Our dosing also differed from other studies not showing a benefit of the drug. And other studies are either not peer-reviewed, have limited numbers of patients, different patient populations or other differences from our patients."
Meanwhile, CBN News
had reported early on about numerous anecdotes of high-profile COVID patients
who credited the drug with saving their lives.
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