In the left corner we have Derek Lowe, who's not a doctor. In the right corner we have the Yale School of Medicine which recommends HCQ for both the mild and severely ill patients: https://files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/7801c631-3... Let's see who will win.
Hydroxychloroquine Update for April 6
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#92In the left corner we have Derek Lowe, who's not a doctor. In the right corner we have the Yale School of Medicine which recommends HCQ for both the mild and severely ill patients: https://files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/7801c631-3... Let's see who will win.
That Yale flowchat is basically "throw whatever we can at the patient and hope that something works". It's not a considered plan of treatment that has been thrashed out over years of trials and experiments.
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#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
500mg of Tylenol daily poses a risk of liver damage?
Listed contra-indications for tylenol include: caloric undernutrition acute liver failure liver problems severe renal impairment a condition where the body is unable to maintain adequate blood flow called shock acetaminophen overdose acute inflammation of the liver due to hepatitis C virus Obviously doctors are experts and will make the right decision based on risks and advantages, but tylenol is a poor choice of exa…
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#94Why are we talking about drugs in the public media? This is like people demanding certain drugs from their doctors because they saw it in pharmaceutical commercial.
Because it's actively being pushed by right-wing media and the President. We have a Presidential election in November. And there is a proven, strong correlation between the strength of the economy and your chance of being elected. You can't have a strong economy and people feeling happy when they are stuck at home without a job and fearful of leaving the house. So they need to get people back to work. And the only wa…
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What symptoms from it do you have? I can only stand it at night.
Like drinking a double sized energy drink. If I take it at night, I will toss and turn all night. Also a lot of vivid dreams.
Remarkably, zinc sports supplement ZMA has the same side effect.
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#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because it's actively being pushed by right-wing media and the President. We have a Presidential election in November. And there is a proven, strong correlation between the strength of the economy and your chance of being elected. You can't have a strong economy and people feeling happy when they are stuck at home without a job and fearful of leaving the house. So they need to get people back to work. And the only wa…
That might work if the election was say, within the next 15 to 30 days. Trying to scam the general population into believing that an unproven drug is some kind of "magic" cure is an awfully bold and risky move 7 months from an election, especially before a potentially staggering number of deaths has been realized.
Watch them.
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> I think we can all intuitively see the distinction in risk tolerance between table salt consumption and HCQ consumption. Good thing we have doctors that can decide the best course of treatment via HCQ then.
> Good thing we have doctors that can decide the best course of treatment via HCQ then. Except in New York.
It would suck to be one of the 200+ people dying daily [2] who didn't have a chance to try this combination to save their life because of a 14 day limit.
1. https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491358-cuomo-use-of...
2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22805612 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22787800
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#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
That Yale flowchat is basically "throw whatever we can at the patient and hope that something works". It's not a considered plan of treatment that has been thrashed out over years of trials and experiments.
As opposed to Derek Lowe's "considered plan of treatment"?