Politico: April 6, 2020. The Trump administration is pushing ahead with a plan to “surge” the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to coronavirus hot zones around the country, despite clear harms, including blindness and heart failure, and interactions with common medications.
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FDA Grants Experimental Coronavirus Drug Benefits For Rare Disease Treatments
NPR, March 25, 2020. FDA gives possible new drug to treat coronavirus orphan drug status, despite the fact that more than 200,000 people will ultimately get coronavirus.
Read More »Here’s how to get a coronavirus test in New York City if you’re feeling sick
Business Insider, March 20, 2020. With the rise of coronavirus cases across the United States, the demand for testing is rapidly increasing. Unfortunately, those with more fame and money are more likely to gain access to testing due to this shortage.
Read More »‘Bad advice from the president’: Trump touts unproven coronavirus drugs
Politico: March 20, 2020. We find that the president’s suggested programs allowing the administration to get experimental drugs to people quickly outside of clinical trials is bad advice.
Read More »New FDA Virus-Test Policy Could Boost Availability, But Reduce Reliability
Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2020. The new FDA virus-test policy could help east shortage of tests, but may lead to inaccurate results.
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