Lancet retracts key study on hydroxychloroquine 

The World

One of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, The Lancet, is retracting a scientific article on the effects of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19. The article found that the drug was harmful. But now, three of its authors say they aren’t so sure. Host Marco Werman speaks with James Heathers, a research scientist at Northeastern University, in Boston.  

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