Another six patients — who took both the drug and a common antibiotic — seemed to clear the virus as well. To help you navigate the firehose of COVID-19 research, the Star spoke with three experts to compile a basic primer for interpreting that buzzy new COVID-19 study everyone is sharing on your Twitter feed. When it comes to scientific studies, size mattersIn the French study looking at hydroxychloroquine, which is an anti-malarial, only 20 patients who received the drug completed the study. When it comes to interpreting disease models, it’s important to remember that there are always underlying assumptions and these need to be understood. For Tuite, the actual numbers produced by disease models are less important than the different scenarios being presented — you want to know the best course of action to avoid the terrifying numbers being spit out by disease models.

Source: thestar April 09, 2020 00:22 UTC