{"id":13568,"date":"2020-04-21T23:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T23:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/21\/more-deaths-no-benefit-from-malaria-drug-in-va-virus-study\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:35:19","slug":"more-deaths-no-benefit-from-malaria-drug-in-va-virus-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/04\/21\/more-deaths-no-benefit-from-malaria-drug-in-va-virus-study\/","title":{"rendered":"More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment. But with 368 patients, it\u2019s the largest look so far of hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>COVID-19<\/a>, which has killed more than 171,000 people as of Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study was posted on an online site for researchers and has not been reviewed by other scientists. Grants from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia paid for the work. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/02\/25\/evidence-lacking-to-tie-malaria-drugs-to-long-term-health-issues-researchers-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2002403.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Evidence lacking to tie malaria drugs to PTSD-like symptoms and other long-term health issues, researchers say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A National Academy of Sciences panel has concluded there is not enough research to determine whether malaria preventives can cause permanent health problems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers analyzed medical records of 368 male veterans hospitalized with confirmed coronavirus infection at Veterans Health Administration medical centers who died or were discharged by April 11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 28% who were given hydroxychloroquine plus usual care died, versus 11% of those getting routine care alone. 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