Showing posts with label ivermectin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ivermectin. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Ivermectin takes off among cancer patients : NPR

Ivermectin is now making a comeback, after its use receded in the waning years of the pandemic. Now, especially in conservative political circles, its reputation keeps growing as a kind of cure-all for various ailments, and even for cancer — despite a lack of evidence it works. 

So far, five state legislatures — in Tennessee, Arkansas, Idaho, Louisiana and Texas — have voted to make the drug available over-the-counter, causing concern among doctors who say people might overuse or misuse it, or worse — substitute ivermectin for proven treatments...

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/nx-s1-5729102/ivermectin-politics-treatment-cancer-evidence 


 

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Raskin Absolutely SHREDS Paul Gosar's "Drive-By Spray Of Propaganda"

Rep. Jamie Raskin absolutely shreds MAGA Republican Paul Gosar's "drive-by spray of propaganda" in epic fashion. Raskin crucifies Gosar for his nonsensical hysteria regarding Ivermectin as a Covid-19 vaccine, wanting to make FDA's job more difficult, leaning heavily on ridiculous conspiracy theories and so much more.

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Scientific evidence does not support ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 - PolitiFact

…"The administration of ivermectin did not result in a lower incidence of medical admission to a hospital or (lower incidence of) prolonged emergency department observation for Covid-19 among outpatients at high risk for serious illness," the study said...


Friday, April 1, 2022

Ivermectin is the signature example of politics trumping health - The Washington Post

…We now know with a great deal of confidence that ivermectin does not show any appreciable benefit in treating covid-19. In fact, "volunteers who took ivermectin in the first three days after a positive coronavirus test turned out to have worse outcomes than did those in the placebo group," as the New York Times reported…


Saturday, February 19, 2022

Ivermectin doesn't prevent severe disease from Covid-19, new study finds - CNN

…In addition to the fact that ivermectin didn't work, people who took it had more side effects than those who didn't, and sometimes those side effects were severe, including heart attacks, anemia and diarrhea that led to shock…


Wednesday, September 8, 2021








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