National Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA By MATTHEW PERRONE and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Aug 24, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment…
National Oklahoma seeking to return $2M worth of hydroxychloroquine By SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press Jan 27, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma attorney general's office is attempting to return $2 million worth of a malaria drug once touted by former P…
National WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help COVID-19 patients By JAMEY KEATEN and MARILYNN MARCHIONE Associated Press Oct 16, 2020 GENEVA (AP) — A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-1…
Coronavirus Trump again pushes disproven drug as COVID-19 treatment By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Jul 28, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's attempt to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus lasted for about a week.
Health US revokes emergency use of drugs touted by Trump vs. virus By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health WriterUpdated Jun 15, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating …
Health Malaria drug didn't help virus patients, big UK study finds By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Jun 5, 2020 Leaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines for hospital…
National States accused of fudging or bungling COVID-19 testing data By MICHELLE R. SMITH, COLLEEN LONG and JEFF AMY Associated Press May 19, 2020 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As large parts of the U.S. ease their lockdowns against the coronavirus, public health officials in some states are be…
National My 'decision to make': Trump defends criticized use of drug By ZEKE MILLER, MARILYNN MARCHIONE and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press May 19, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself Tuesday against criticism from medical experts and others that his anno…
State U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump By BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Apr 24, 2020 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State and local governments across the United States have obtained 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by Presiden…
Health Featured More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Apr 21, 2020 A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.…
