Ivermectin does not reduce risk of hospitalization for COVID-19: Study Thursday, March 31 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The antiparasitic drug ivermectin did not reduce the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a large study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.Ivermectin was popularized as an alternative COVID-19 treatment despite a lack of strong evidence... Read More.
Ivermectin, condemned by experts as COVID-19 treatment, continues to be easily accessible through telemedicine Friday, March 4 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, as hospitals became overrun, a group of doctors began touting an anti-parasitic medicine called ivermectin as a viable treatment for COVID-19, one going as far as calling it a "miracle cure" for the... Read More.
Ivermectin, a deworming drug, should not be used to treat COVID, health officials say Monday, August 23 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Ivermectin, a potentially dangerous and unproven medication to help COVID-19 patients, is being widely dispensed despite warnings, as the nation is in the grips of the delta variant surge. Internal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed by... Read More.