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Doc Who Pushed Bogus COVID Cure Accused of Experimenting on Homeless

BAD MEDICINE

Didier Raoult helped promote hydroxychloroquine as a COVID treatment. Now he’s been accused of doing medical tests that may have violated French law.

Kelly Weill

Published Jul. 6 2023 3:06PM EDT

Didier Raoult, a French doctor who popularized hydroxychloroquine, a now-debunked cure for COVID-19. — CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images

Kelly Weill

Kelly Weill

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