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Montana's attorney general went rogue and sent a state trooper into a hospital after doctors refused to give a COVID-19 patient ivermectin, official says
The county attorney disagreed with the decision to send a trooper, telling Insider, "I saw no crime…
Michelle Mark
A COVID-19 patient whose wife sued a hospital to have him treated with ivermectin has died
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug commonly used to fight worms in animals. The FDA has warned peo…
Sinéad Baker
Virtual primary-care startup Firefly is launching a health plan
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Leah Rosenbaum
A family member of a COVID-19 patient reportedly threatened a doctor after she wouldn't treat him with ivermectin
The Idaho doctor told BuzzFeed News that she feels "kind of hopeless" as COVID-19 cases surge among…
Rebecca Cohen
Horse owners are struggling to buy ivermectin as Americans scramble for the unproven COVID-19 treatment and Amazon sellers cash in by gouging prices, reports say
People are self-medicating with ivermectin, which the FDA hasn't approved as a COVID-19 treatment -…
Joshua Zitser
A COVID-19 patient at the center of a QAnon campaign to have her treated with ivermectin has died
The woman's death comes after conspiracy theorist Lin Wood led a campaign against the hospital, dem…
Katie Balevic
Ohio judge reverses decision and rules that a hospital can't be forced to use ivermectin to treat a patient with COVID-19
A judge ruled that an Ohio hospital can't be forced to give patients Ivermectin to treat COVID-19, …
Matthew Loh
Kentucky Gov. Beshear says 'taking a horse dewormer is crazy' amid spike in calls to poison control about ivermectin
"I really don't think this is a red or a blue issue, it is a fact versus fiction or a sometimes san…
Connor Perrett
Alex Jones appears to take ivermectin during a bizarre COVID-19 rant in which he defended Joe Rogan and called Fauci a 'murderer'
Jones defended Joe Rogan, who said this week he was taking ivermectin, along with other medications…
Kelsey Vlamis
Florida official wants Gov. Ron DeSantis to make the controversial and unproven COVID-19 treatment ivermectin more widely available
Ivermectin is a drug typically used to treat parasitic infections in livestock. US health agencies …
Yelena Dzhanova
A doctor's claims about ivermectin-overdose cases in Oklahoma ERs are being disputed by at least one hospital
An emergency-room doctor told a local news channel that people who overdosed on ivermectin were add…
Cheryl Teh
Inmates in an Arkansas jail say they were given the deworming drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19, and not told about it
The drug is not licensed to be used against COVID-19. Both the FDA and the CDC have recently issued…
Marianne Guenot
Facebook's vague rules for removing content are keeping unproven and often unsafe COVID treatment groups active
Facebook says it's removing COVID misinformation, but dozens of private groups continue to share sp…
Ben Gilbert
Rand Paul says scientists won't study horse-deworming drug ivermectin's use as a potential COVID cure because of their 'hatred for Trump'
The FDA and CDC have warned people not to use ivermectin, a deworming drug for livestock, because o…
Cheryl Teh
A doctor who advised Florida Gov. DeSantis on COVID-19 promoted horse dewormer ivermectin to treat the disease
The doctor, who advised DeSantis on face masks in schools, has also spoken out against wearing face…
Connor Perrett
A group founded by a Capitol riot defendant is prescribing an unproven COVID-19 treatment, ivermectin, through a telemedicine site for $90 a pop
The group, America's Frontline Doctors, charges $90 for a consultation, during which it says it can…
Kelsey Vlamis
The FDA is urging people to stop taking horse and cow deworming medication to treat or prevent COVID-19
"You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it," the FDA tweeted, addressing pe…
Michelle Mark
Mississippi poison control calls rise as anti-vaxxers take livestock dewormers to treat and prevent COVID-19
People in Mississippi are turning to ivermectin to prevent and treat COVID-19, despite the fact tha…
Morgan Keith
Drugs used to combat COVID-19 — what works and what doesn’t
(Disclaimer: This should not be considered medical advice. Please check with your doctor before tak…
Aaron Rodgers says he's taken ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine since testing positive for COVID-19
The drugs - which have been championed by vaccine skeptics - haven't been authorized as effective t…