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To: Lane3 who wrote (161198)	4/23/2020 3:56:53 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 363430

>> A collection of anecdotes is not a study. That's why I poked fun at your term. Scattered observations that have been reported about hydroxychloroquine effects are anecdotal, not studies. They were so labeled and dismissed by Dr Fauci. I didn't make any such suggestion. The VA "study" was also anecdotal. I don't feel compelled to start an argument with you about this, but anecdotal evidence is generally the basis for a hypothesis which is then subjected to testing under the Scientific Method. That isn't the only process but it is a typical one. This is how the indiscriminate use of radical mastectomy was overcome by the anecdotally equivalent results of lumpectomy (this example being the most egregious mis-step in medicine I can think of based on the Scientific Method in modern times). There absolutely have been a number of "studies" on this drug used in connection with various others. The Chinese conducted numerous such studies, including a small clinical trial that was analytically serious (which the paper from VA was not). I believe a highly competent anecdotal study exists that is far more powerful than the VA study, although it is not yet available as a paper. Hopefully it will be.

To: Lane3 who wrote (161198)	4/23/2020 9:50:45 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Recommended By Eric L Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 363430

Something about Republicans I thought you might find interesting: