Episode 090
Episode 090: The History Behind Hydroxychloroquine with Dr. Adam Rodman
Hydroxychloroquine is an old medicine and treatment for conditions causing cyclical fevers like malaria. But hydroxychloroquine has been used in the treatment of infections like SARS, influenza and others. Why did this happen? Where did it start? And what is its place today in the treatment regimen for COVID-19?
My guest today is Dr. Adam Rodman of Bedside Rounds Podcast. He is an internist and amateur medical historian who has studied in depth on the origins of quinine, chloroquine, and hydroxychloroquine. He also had a frantic month of treating COVID-19 in his Boston, MA hospital where he watched first hand the dangers of COVID and the effectiveness of their treatment regimens.
By looking at the past flu pandemic in 1918 he offers some great insight into how people haven't changed a whole lot in their reactions to wearing masks, social media, and the like. Listen in as we take a trip into the past and try to understand the present and perhaps predict the future of this current pandemic.
show notes
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