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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		Donald Trump's miracle drug
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:16:11
	Publish Date:		2020-05-21 13:00:00
	Description:		Donald Trump has been pushing hydroxychloroquine for months as a treatment for COVID-19, but scientists and health officials say there's not enough evidence yet supporting its use. So how did the antimalarial drug that's also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and lupus come to the President's attention? And why is he now digging in? Today on The Signal, we piece together the strange back story of Donald Trump's latest obsession, and ask how it was drafted into America's coronavirus culture war. Featured: Bruce Shapiro, author, journalist and professor, Columbia Journalism School
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