HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE Research Bibliography & Digest The Economic Standard is gathering medical research about hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, alone or in combination with other drugs, published (or about to be published) in academic journals. Have a study? Submit citations with brief summaries, ideally from the text itself, via the submissions box below the […]
On May 14, the British Medical Journal published an article presenting the results of a multi-center trial of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in Chinese patients with COVID-19 in February. It concluded: “Administration of hydroxychloroquine did not result in a significantly higher probability of negative conversion than standard of care alone in patients admitted to hospital […]
By Erik Sass, Editor-in-Chief Sometimes the strange state of our reality can be summed up by two juxtaposed news items. Take this week’s bizarre exercise in cognitive dissonance: On the one hand, Rick Bright, the former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, took a victory lap in front of Congress for […]
“It Would Be Great to “Make China Pay” for COVID-19, But the Price Could Be High” By Doug Bandow, courtesy of the Cato Institute Many of us hoped that economic liberalization in China would encourage political reform. The country did change dramatically: Maoism was tossed into history’s trash bin, while personal autonomy and economic […]
By Kerry Jackson, Pacific Research Institute From government officials to pundits, we’ve been told the world will be a different place after the COVID-19 lockdowns have been lifted. What, one wonders, will California be like? Will it move even further left? If we’re willing to listen, the pandemic has provided some instructive lessons on […]
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is part of recommended treatment for COVID-19 in modern healthcare systems around the world, and every day brings new evidence that appears to support this judgment call by overseas public health authorities. Sadly the U.S. is the only country on earth where the drug has become a toxic political football — due entirely […]
By Andy Blom, TES Correspondent Amidst all of the Coronavirus confusion, hoopla and hysteria, a couple of big questions are emerging: When do we open? Who foots the bill? Serious, and some not so serious, thinkers are putting forth ideas, suggestions, warnings and bulls**t ideas. Will there ever be a normal? (Yes.) Was this […]
“Policy cures worse than the disease” By HSH Prince Michael von Liechtenstein, courtesy of ECAEF The world has lost its head and gone into a panicky, large-scale economic lockdown. Coronavirus rules supreme. The disease started in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei province of China. After first ignoring the problem, the authorities in […]
“Lack of Clean Cooking Energy Aggravates Coronavirus Impact in Africa” By Grace Kageni Mbungu, courtesy of IASS Around the world the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life as we know it. However, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that the coronavirus exists on top of many underlying health, social, and economic […]
“Key workers’ hourly wages are 8% lower on average than other employees” Institute for Fiscal Studies The response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has underlined the critical role of the UK’s key workers, many of whom are in relatively low-paid sectors such as food or social care. Overall, a third of key worker employees […]