ivermectin

Health & Safety

What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine

3:45pm February 09, 2022

by Geoff Brumfiel

An anti-vaccine group known for spreading medical disinformation is writing prescriptions for unproven COVID-19 treatments, with the help of a doctor whose medical license was revoked in Alabama.

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A box and container of ivermectin arranged in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Americans against taking ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, as treatment or prevention against Covid-19.

Health & Safety

As constituents clamor for ivermectin, Republican politicians embrace their cause

6:56pm November 04, 2021

by Blake Farmer

Hospitals and doctors are facing more demands for ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment, despite no proof it works. In some Republican-dominated states, lawmakers and attorney generals are weighing in.

People opposed to COVID-19 vaccines often embrace ivermectin, a drug that's been touted as an effective prevention and treatment for COVID-19, which they think is not getting the attention it deserves. Here, an anti-vaccination protester takes part in a r

How Ivermectin Became The New Focus Of The Anti-Vaccine Movement

9:00am September 19, 2021

by Pien Huang

Scientists are still studying whether the deworming medicine could have any effect on COVID-19. But the frenzy over the drug has far more to do with politics than science. Here's how that happened.

The FDA, CDC and American Medical Association have all warned against the use of ivermectin (shown here in India) in treating COVID-19 patients.

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An Ohio Judge Reverses An Earlier Order Forcing A Hospital To Administer Ivermectin

7:27pm September 07, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

Doctors at West Chester Hospital were forced to give ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient after his wife went to court. A judge has reversed the order, citing lack of medical support for the treatment.

Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug, to treat COVID-19, amid warnings that it can cause harmful side effects and that there's little evidence it helps.

Poison Control Centers Are Fielding A Surge Of Ivermectin Overdose Calls

11:47am September 04, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The nation's poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug that some falsely claim treats COVID-19.

Joe Rogan told his Instagram followers that he's been taking taking ivermectin, a deworming veterinary drug that is formulated for use in cows and horses, to help fight the COVID-19 virus. The FDA has warned Americans against taking the medication, warnin

Joe Rogan Says He Has COVID-19 And Has Taken The Drug Ivermectin

10:26pm September 01, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Following his diagnosis on Sunday, the 54-year-old host of the Joe Rogan Experience said he "immediately threw the kitchen sink at it." That included a cocktail of unproven treatments.

The female Anopheles mosquito is a spreader of malaria.

What If A Drug Could Make Your Blood Deadly To Mosquitoes?

4:13pm March 29, 2018

by Nadia Whitehead

That's what researchers wondered as they look at new ways to stop the spread of malaria. A new study reports on the impact of ivermectin on skeeters.