COVID-19: An EBM Take
October 18, 2020
The Novel Coronavirus 2019, was first reported on in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international...
Marco Torres
COVID-19 Treatment Update: Can We Just Stop Wasting Time on Hydroxychloroquine
July 6, 2020
Background: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an antimalarial and immunomodulatory drug that is postulated to exert an antiviral effect by increasing intracellular pH resulting in decreased viral...
Hydroxychloroquine is Ineffective for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
June 8, 2020
Background: Despite the initial excitement around the use of chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), there is mounting evidence that neither drug is effective in COVID-19...
COVID-19 Update: Just Say No to Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine With or Without Macrolides
May 24, 2020
This publication has now been retracted by Lancet (June 4, 2020) Background: There is no conclusive evidence that chloroquine, or its derivative hydroxychloroquine, with or...
Ep 137 COVID-19 Part 1 – Screening, Diagnosis and Management
March 21, 2020
In this early release first podcast in a series of main episodes on COVID-19, Infectious Diseases specialist at Mount Sinai Health Systems and University Health...
Anton Helman