Large study finds drug Trump touted for COVID-19 is linked to greater risk of death and heart arrhythmia

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Saturday, May 23, 2020
Drug Trump touted for COVID-19 linked to greater risk of deaths, study finds
Seriously ill COVID-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine were more likely to die or develop dangerous irregular heart rhythms, according to a large observational study published Friday in the medical journal The Lancet.