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I can’t even begin to unpack all that is wrong with that AP article about the recent study on hydroxychloroquine 
Only 368 patients & HCQ group includes the oldest patients who are most likely to die anyway
they chose the healthiest individuals to make up the control group
& the study is NOT yet peer reviewed
they chose the healthiest individuals to make up the control group
& the study is NOT yet peer reviewed
shady science:
“researchers did not track side effects but noted hydroxychloroquine MIGHT have damaged other organs” ???
Is that a new step in the scientific method that I was never taught in school?
“researchers did not track side effects but noted hydroxychloroquine MIGHT have damaged other organs” ???
Is that a new step in the scientific method that I was never taught in school?
article goes on to note HCQ has side effects including altered heartbeat — supports this by citing scientists in Brazil who were studying CHLOROQUINE, a completely different compound, who noticed heart rhythm problems in patients who took it during that study
what in the world
All of this being said, regardless of the confirmation bias clearly present, their shady study still resulted in 72% of those treated with HCQ surviving
The European studies showing major success with HCQ, the countless doctors on the frontlines reporting its success — all of that is ignored by the media
But this one non-peer reviewed, rigged study of several hundred people should be taken as gospel
But this one non-peer reviewed, rigged study of several hundred people should be taken as gospel
