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May 26, 2020 | 5:19 AM

World Health Organization halts Hydroxychloroquine trial over safety concerns

The move comes after a medical journal reported patients getting hydroxychloroquine were dying at higher rates than other coronavirus patients.
By Jason Beaubien/NPR
April 27, 2020 | 5:22 AM

States build stockpiles of malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, touted by President Trump

Health experts worry that having the drug easily available at a time of heightened public fear could make it easier to misuse it.
By Brady McCombs and Lindsay Whitehurst/The Associated Press