Malaria Drug

• Joint research on soil bacteria via McMaster University shows potential for anti-malaria drug

  A study from the DeGroote Institute and University of Hamburg may have stumbled on a new antimalarial compound.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2021
  
• Coronavirus: U.S. National Institutes of Health halts trial of hydroxychloroquine

  The U.S. National Institutes of Health is halting its clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine, saying the malaria drug provides no benefits to those with coronavirus.

  Health

  Jun 20, 2020
  
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• U.S. FDA warns against using malaria drug on COVID-19 patients outside hospitals

  The FDA said it was aware of increased use of these medicines through outpatient prescriptions and the drugs could cause abnormal heart rhythms and dangerously rapid heart rate. 

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  Apr 24, 2020
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• Preliminary research finds hydroxychloroquine doesn’t help COVID-19 patients

  The malaria drug touted by Trump appeared to have little effect on coronavirus patients' symptoms, and there were more deaths among those who received it.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2020
• What you need to know about the unproven malaria drug for coronavirus treatment

  Some politicians and doctors are sparring over whether to use hydroxychloroquine against the new coronavirus.

  Health

  Apr 7, 2020
• Can a malaria drug combat coronavirus? Researchers want to find out

  People who live with others who have tested positive, as well as healthcare workers who were exposed to COVID-19 patients, can participate in the clinical trial.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2020
• Australian students make $2 version of malaria drug price-hiked by Martin Shkreli

  A group of teenagers from Sydney, Australia have recreated a life-saving drug that had a price hike from $13.50 to $750 for about US $2 per pill

  World

  Dec 1, 2016