A new study has found that antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine(HCQ) helped coronavirus patients to survive better in the hospital. Henry Ford health team in its report asserted that although the study differs from earlier research on HCQ, the team said if the drug is given early it benefits COVID-19 patients.

Hydroxychloroquine helped coronavirus patients to survive better, finds new study

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in its large multi-country trial of treatments for COVID-19 patients had been halted after new data and studies showed no benefit.

WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial for COVID-19 over lack of 'proven benefit'

US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has withdrawn emergency authorization of hydroxychloroquine(HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) to treat coronavirus patients. Also Read: Latin America and Caribbean pass 80,000 COVID-19 deaths as global cases top 8 million "It is no longer reasonable to believe that oral formulations of HCQ and CQ may be effective in treating COVID-19," Denise Hinton, head scientist, FDA, said, adding,"nor is it reasonable to believe that the known and potential benefits of these products outweigh their known and potential risk.

US withdraws emergency authorization of hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine for coronavirus patients

World Health Organization(WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that after a "temporary pause" clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine will resume. Watch Video: "This decision was taken as a precaution while the safety data were reviewed.

After 'temporary pause', WHO to resume hydroxychloroquine trials

After the World Health Organization(WHO) temporarily stopped the clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine for treatment of coronavirus, the French government banned the treatment on Wednesday.

France stops use of hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatment

Anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which is being touted as the cure for the coronavirus pandemic by several experts, is under limelight for the wrong reasons.

Is hydroxychloroquine a miracle drug or a death pill?

A day after the World Health Organization(WHO) stopped trials of hydroxychloroquine, the Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) said today that based on risk-benefit the country's health workers should not be denied the use of HCQ.

Based on risk benefit, we should not deny health workers from using hydroxychloroquine: ICMR

The World Health Organization(WHO) said its "Executive Group has implemented a temporary pause of the hydroxychloroquine arm within the solidarity trial while the data is reviewed by the data safety monitoring board.

WHO temporarily suspends trial of hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended taking a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings about its use.

Trump defends his use of unproven treatment as prevention against coronavirus

The first of the 50 ventilators, out of 200 being donated by the United States will be arriving soon. US President Donald Trump in a tweet on May 16 had said: "I am proud to announce that the United States will donate ventilators to our friends in India.

First of 50 ventilators donated by US to India to arrive soon

The White House Director of Strategic Communications has confirmed that US President Donald Trump was prescribed hydroxychloroquine and has been consuming the anti-malarial drug for a week and a half.

White House confirms Trump is taking anti-malarial drug to ward off COVID-19

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday cautioned against the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which US President Donald Trump constantly and strongly advocates to treat coronavirus.

US FDA warns against use of Donald Trump-backed hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus