{"id":2061092,"date":"2023-10-09T19:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hydroxychloroquine-reduces-covid-19-mortality-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T19:13:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:13:58","slug":"hydroxychloroquine-reduces-covid-19-mortality-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hydroxychloroquine-reduces-covid-19-mortality-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Study finds: Hydroxychloroquine reduces COVID-19 deaths."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhydroxychloroquine-reduces-covid-19-mortality-study-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2061092&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Hydroxychloroquine Combination Reduces COVID-19 Deaths, Study Finds<\/h2>\n<p>A new study \u200creveals that COVID-19 patients\u2064 who received a combination of hydroxychloroquine and another \u200bdrug \u200dwhile hospitalized had \u200da lower mortality\u200d rate compared to those who \u2064did not receive the\u2062 treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Hydroxychloroquine, a widely used medication for malaria and arthritis, \u200dwas administered to hundreds of COVID-19 patients in Belgium, while thousands of others did not receive the drug.<\/p>\n<p>The study, conducted at \u200bAZ Groeninge \u200bHospital \u200bin Kortrijk, Belgium, analyzed records from 352 adults who\u2063 tested positive for COVID-19 \u200dor showed signs of the virus on CT\u2063 scans. Patients were treated with hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with \u200bazithromycin, an antibiotic.\u200c Before and after \u2064treatment, patients underwent scans to monitor their condition.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/study-linking-hydroxychloroquine-to-increased-deaths-frequently-cited-even-after-retraction-5301952?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Retracted Study Claiming \u2064Hydroxychloroquine Deaths \u2064Is \u2064Most Cited<\/strong><\/a>  \u200c- \u20646\/2\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/dead-patients-family-sues-americas-frontline-doctors-over-hydroxychloroquine-5048933?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Dead Patient&#8217;s Family Sues \u200cAmerica&#8217;s Frontline Doctors \u2063Over Hydroxychloroquine<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 2\/11\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200cresults of the record\u200b analysis were compared to a control \u200dgroup of 3,533 COVID-19\u2062 patients who did not receive hydroxychloroquine but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-quercetin-a-safer-alternative-to-hydroxychloroquine\/\" title=\"Is Quercetin a Safer Alternative to Hydroxychloroquine?\">received standard care<\/a>. After 28 days, \u2063the \u2063mortality rate among those treated with hydroxychloroquine \u2064was 16.7%, lower than the 25.9% in\u2063 the control group.<\/p>\n<p>Even after\u200c adjusting \u200cfor age and \u200dother factors, the \u2062study found that patients who received hydroxychloroquine had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-habits-will-help-protect-you-from-colon-cancer\/\" title=\"These Habits Will Help Protect You from Colon Cancer\">higher survival rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our study suggests that, \u2063despite the controversy surrounding its use, treatment with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin remains a \u200bviable option,&#8221; stated Dr. Gert Meeus, a nephrologist \u200bat AZ Groeninge Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The study, published\u200b in the journal\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2052297523000914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Microbes and New Infections<\/a>, acknowledges the limitations of its retrospective nature and differences between the treatment and control groups. The authors declared no conflicts of \u2064interest or funding.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2063the\u2064 research adds \u200dto the existing data on\u200d hydroxychloroquine&#8217;s effectiveness against \u200dCOVID-19, other studies have yielded conflicting results. Some studies have shown a lower\u2062 mortality rate among hydroxychloroquine recipients, particularly when combined with\u2064 azithromycin. However, other\u200d studies have found no evidence of\u200b its \u2062effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Hydroxychloroquine has been the subject of retracted studies, and although it is approved by the FDA, the agency has \u200cadvised against its\u200d use \u200cfor COVID-19 since mid-2020. Belgian regulators \u200balso rescinded authorization \u2064for its use in \u200dJune 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>Dosage Issue?<\/h2>\n<p>Proponents of hydroxychloroquine argue\u2062 that \u2063the dosage and timing of administration are crucial factors in \u2063studying its effects \u200con COVID-19. The Belgian\u200b researchers used a lower dosage of \u200dthe drug, along with\u2062 azithromycin, which they believe contributed to the positive outcomes \u200cobserved in their study.<\/p>\n<p>Further research is needed to fully understand the potential benefits of hydroxychloroquine, but Dr. \u2063Meeus\u2064 remains optimistic about its effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;HCQ is not a \u2063panacea, and \u2064of \u2062course, \u200dfurther research needs to\u2064 be done. But look, we \u2062have followed the \u200bprotocol\u200d as it was originally prescribed in Belgium. A\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0924857920303423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> \u200din early 2020 also showed that HCQ \u2062led to\u2064 lower mortality.\u200b If the results of\u200c our study confirm this \u2063again, we think it is very plausible that the drug has helped\u2064 quite a\u2062 few patients,&#8221;\u200d Dr. Meeus explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u2062was the outcome of the\u200b study in terms\u2062 of the mortality rate among COVID-19 patients who were treated with a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Dy&#8217;s findings contradict previous studies that suggested hydroxychloroquine may not be effective in\u2062 treating COVID-19. One such study, published in The Lancet in May 2020, claimed that hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID-19 \u2063patients. \u2063However, this study was later retracted\u2064 due \u2063to concerns about the reliability of the data.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding hydroxychloroquine stems from the politicization of the drug. Former US President Donald Trump touted its potential as a \u2062treatment for COVID-19, while other experts \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hydroxychloroquine-reduces-covid-19-mortality-study-finds\/\" title=\"Study finds: Hydroxychloroquine reduces COVID-19 deaths.\">health organizations expressed \u200cskepticism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the new study from AZ Groeninge \u2063Hospital provides evidence that hydroxychloroquine, when combined with another drug, can lower the mortality rate \u2064among COVID-19 patients. \u2064The combination of\u200d hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin showed promising\u200d results in this study.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that more research is needed to fully understand the effectiveness and safety of hydroxychloroquine in treating\u2063 COVID-19. This study only analyzed \u200ba\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorneys-for-trailing-democrat-candidate-claim-voting-machine-count-errors\/\" title=\"Attorneys For Trailing Democrat Candidate Claim Voting Machine Count \u2018Errors\u2019\">small sample size<\/a>, \u2063and further\u200d clinical trials are necessary to validate these findings.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the limitations, \u2062the study&#8217;s\u2063 findings offer hope for COVID-19 patients and healthcare providers. If further research confirms the\u200d effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in combination \u200cwith\u200b other drugs, it could become a valuable tool in the \u2062fight against the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062conclusion, the new\u200b study conducted at AZ Groeninge Hospital in Belgium suggests that a combination of hydroxychloroquine and another drug reduces the mortality rate among COVID-19 patients. These findings contradict previous studies and provide a \u2063potential treatment option\u200c for healthcare providers. However,\u2062 more research is needed to\u200c fully understand the effectiveness and safety of\u200c hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study found that COVID-19 patients who received hydroxychloroquine along with another drug while hospitalized had a lower mortality rate compared to those who did not. In Belgium, hundreds of hospitalized patients were administered hydroxychloroquine, commonly used for malaria and arthritis, while thousands did not receive the drug. 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