It started with a flawed trial and the next minute, a drug called hydroxychloroquine was doing the rounds on Twitter and flying off the shelves. While fake news about cures for Covid-19 makes its way across the globe, people suffer.
Daniella Djan, author of Crazy Became Me — A Lupus Story, speaks about her struggles before Covid-19, and how things went from bad to worse when her life-saving drug was suddenly in short supply because of bad science.
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It started with a flawed trial and the next minute, a drug called hydroxychloroquine was doing the rounds on Twitter and flying off the shelves. While fake news about cures for Covid-19 makes its way across the globe, people suffer.
Daniella Djan, author of Crazy Became Me — A Lupus Story, speaks about her struggles before Covid-19, and how things went from bad to worse when her life-saving drug was suddenly in short supply because of bad science.
LISTEN TO WHAT HAPPENED:
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