Prescriptions for two antiparasitic drugs, ivermectin and fenbendazole, have recently surged in the US, according to a new study. Originally developed to treat parasitic worms, the drugs are now being ...

Hantaviruses have a genome made of RNA, but there is no evidence that the antiparasitic drug ivermectin would work on a hantavirus infection, as suggested in a widely shared X post that misrepresents ...

With a fatal hantavirus outbreak setting off public health alarms, could ivermectin be a solution? As 18 people who were aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship prepared for their May 11 return to ...

Ivermectin prescriptions skyrocketed in the six months after actor Mel Gibson claimed a version of the drug successfully treated three of his friends’ cancer on influencer Joe Rogan’s podcast, a new ...

A Houston doctor who became one of the country's most controversial voices during the COVID-19 pandemic is now offering to sell ivermectin directly to Texans—while again promoting the drug for use ...

Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. Doctors and public health experts are warning against a viral claim that the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin could treat ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would allow ivermectin to be sold to people without a prescription. The medication, commonly used to ...

Severe scabies, a rare parasitic skin disease characterized by abundant skin mites, may be life-threatening and poses public health concerns worldwide. A combination of standard-dose oral ivermectin ...

There are few things in this world that the left hates more than President Trump, but one of them may be ivermectin. That’s the decades-old antiparasitic that gained a new following during COVID-19, ...

Iowa lawmakers have moved to significantly expand access to ivermectin, a controversial drug — typically used as a veterinary parasitic medication — through the passage of House File 2676, a sweeping ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for Ivomec, (ivermectin) 1% Injection, an over-the-counter preventative for New World screwworm developed by ...