Despite the FDA’s warning of serious side effects from taking hydroxychloroquine, the President of the United States has defended his decision to take the drug. David Holtgrave, a lead researcher in a hydroxychloroquine study, tells Anderson Cooper in their study they didn’t find a statistically significant benefit of the drug in terms of death rate or abnor ... Show More
Yesterday
Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire
President Trump extends the Iran ceasefire with the deadline looming. And Iran calls that a “ploy to buy time for a surprise strike.” Plus, Virginia voters will approve a map that gives Democrats the chance to net as many as four US House seats, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, in a ... Show More
50m 10s
Apr 21
Trump Pushes Back Iran Deadline
A tenuous ceasefire with a deadline pushed back by President Trump, planned peace talks on shaky ground and Iran vowing retaliation for what it calls "U.S. armed piracy." Plus, the community of Shreveport, Louisiana is grieving tonight after the unthinkable. A mass shooting that ... Show More
48m 22s
Apr 2020
In Brief: anti-malaria drugs vs COVID-19, hype or hope?
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine - two drugs touted by U.S. President Donald Trump, who says they could be game changing treatments for COVID-19. But around the world health experts have tried to temper expectations for these medications. Today, on Front Burner, we talk to infe ... Show More
13m 43s
Apr 2021
President Biden hits Russian with dozens of new sanctions; Chauvin invokes 5th amendment right, chooses not to testify; Pfizer CEO: Third vaccine dose likely needed within 6 to 12 months; IG Report: Capitol police ordered to hold back on riot response;
No action on Russian bounties on U.S. soldiers, despite Biden criticizing Trump for lack of response; U.S. confirms Paul Manafort associate gave internal Trump polling data to Russia; Closing arguments start Monday after defense rests; Pulmonology expert: “No, I do not believe” F ... Show More
37m 49s
Dec 2021
Biden On Omicron: Can’t Plan For Something “Nobody Saw” Coming
President Biden is on the defensive as he pushes back against criticism that his administration was caught off guard by the Omicron variant. As the surge continues, today the FDA authorized Pfizer's antiviral pill, Paxlovid, to treat Covid-19.
A Texas election official joins t ... Show More
44m 35s
Mar 2023
Fentanyl, une tragédie américaine
Aux Etats-Unis, le Fentanyl, puissant médicament opioïde, fait des ravages dans toutes les couches de la société. Au-delà de l’impact sanitaire, plus de 100’000 overdoses par an, cette crise est révélatrice d’un système de lutte contre la drogue en bout de course. Dans le 23ème é ... Show More
15m 19s