Hydroxychloroquine could have caused 17,000 deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds.
Politico reports: "The anti-malaria drug was prescribed to some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic, 'despite the absence of evidence documenting its clinical benefits.'"
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