For weeks now, my team and I have been closely monitoring hydroxychloroquine, the drug that’s shown promise as a possible treatment for covid-19.
And now... It seems like lupus patients could play a role in determining if this medication has potential to treat covid-19.
A preliminary paper coming from china reports that researchers were surprised to find that none of their lupus patients taking hydroxychloroquine developed covid-19.
So - could this medication be the treatment we’re desperately searching for? The jury is still out... Studies coming from abroad have been small or not randomized, which american scientists hold as the gold standard of research.
But...I want you to know...The medical community is working tirelessly to get you an answer on this. So stay tuned.
I’m dr. Oz - and this has been your covid-19 news minute.