"I think it's the beginning of the end of the pandemic. I'm very serious."
Those were the words of Dr. Stephen Smith, a New Jersey infectious disease specialist, who treated a group of obese pre-diabetic and diabetic Covid-19 patients. Those who received hydroxychloroquine never required being put on a ventilator, as opposed to those who did not receive the drug, Smith told Laura Ingraham, a television commentator.
Smith said that though he had not conducted a randomized study, someone with statistical expertise had told him the chance of such a result occurring randomly was extremely low.
These patients, whose body mass index averaged 30 (obese), were not elderly but at great risk from the virus.
But it is necessary to monitor anyone who uses the drug with electrocardiograms, heart doctors warn, because in a few people the drug can trigger heart attacks.
Specifically, of 75 Covid patients, 21 were prediabetic (29.2%) and 34 were diabetic (47%). The average body mass index for his severely ill patients was 30.7 (a BMI of 25 or more indicates that a person is overewight).
The new results counterpoint New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ban on use of the drug in the Covid-19 fight. He wanted to make sure there was enough available for lupus patients who rely on it.
Cuomo's order frustrated a plan by Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Öz of Columbia-Presbyterian in New York City to run randomized tests of the drug on Covid-19. But Oz reports that he had spoken with Chinese experts, who offered persuasive data on their results against the virus.
James R. Conant PhD, a San Diego mathematician, cautions, "Note that the only claim here is that choroquine might help mitigate symptoms. That is of course good news, but hardly 'an end to the pandemic.' It won't stop the spread of covid-19 and if the medical system is overwhelmed, as is currently the case in NYC, having additional treatment options will help, but the problem is not going to disappear.
Startling claim by Covid doc
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-stephen-smith-on-effectiveness-of-hydroxychloroquine-with-coronavirus-symptoms-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-pandemic
Those were the words of Dr. Stephen Smith, a New Jersey infectious disease specialist, who treated a group of obese pre-diabetic and diabetic Covid-19 patients. Those who received hydroxychloroquine never required being put on a ventilator, as opposed to those who did not receive the drug, Smith told Laura Ingraham, a television commentator.
Smith said that though he had not conducted a randomized study, someone with statistical expertise had told him the chance of such a result occurring randomly was extremely low.
These patients, whose body mass index averaged 30 (obese), were not elderly but at great risk from the virus.
But it is necessary to monitor anyone who uses the drug with electrocardiograms, heart doctors warn, because in a few people the drug can trigger heart attacks.
Specifically, of 75 Covid patients, 21 were prediabetic (29.2%) and 34 were diabetic (47%). The average body mass index for his severely ill patients was 30.7 (a BMI of 25 or more indicates that a person is overewight).
The new results counterpoint New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ban on use of the drug in the Covid-19 fight. He wanted to make sure there was enough available for lupus patients who rely on it.
Cuomo's order frustrated a plan by Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Öz of Columbia-Presbyterian in New York City to run randomized tests of the drug on Covid-19. But Oz reports that he had spoken with Chinese experts, who offered persuasive data on their results against the virus.
James R. Conant PhD, a San Diego mathematician, cautions, "Note that the only claim here is that choroquine might help mitigate symptoms. That is of course good news, but hardly 'an end to the pandemic.' It won't stop the spread of covid-19 and if the medical system is overwhelmed, as is currently the case in NYC, having additional treatment options will help, but the problem is not going to disappear.
Startling claim by Covid doc
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-stephen-smith-on-effectiveness-of-hydroxychloroquine-with-coronavirus-symptoms-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-pandemic
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