wife says "one more?" and I say "why not, we're not going anywhere tomorrow"...plus an extra three hours for being on the 'Left Coast' ;-).
Nonetheless, thanks for hanging in there on this issue...we're both getting educated in areas we never would have explored before. As to the 'Hydroxy' issue, it seems as though the crux of the matter has to do with "Off Label Drug Usage" (OLDU)...not something I was familiar with...and I've linked a paper that endeavors to explain what it means in the medical profession.
As mentioned in an earlier post, some doctors are Ok with prescribing 'Hydroxy', while others are not. It would appear that the prevailing opinion is that a) there is insufficient data that shows a clear benefit to the population, and b) there are situations where fatalities could result from its use (e.g. abnormal heart rhythms). To me, it boils down to a "judgement call" by physicians (very common OLDU activity) and most choose not to prescribe it...case in point...the doctors at Walter Reed treating President Trump. Clearly, 'Hydroxy' is not the "Gold Standard" for treatment and it is not unreasonable for the AMA to express caution about its use...but again, some physicians see value in their cases and are free to do what they feel is best.
I've also got a call into our family ICU Doc to get 'another opinion'...I'll let you know if I hear back (they're really busy and don't like to take time out for politically based chatter).
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538391/