Experts say early detection, wound care, and veterinary-guided treatment are the best defenses against New World screwworm.

Ivermectin, which surged in popularity during the pandemic amid unproven claims of its effectiveness for COVID-19, has found ...

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 ...

Prescriptions for an antiparasitic drug spiked for cancer patients after a celebrity endorsed the medication during a recent episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast. Ivermectin–fenbendazole, a combination of ...

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 ...

Prescriptions for the anti-parasite medication ivermectin doubled in the months following an endorsement by a celebrity during a high-profile podcast as an off-label cancer treatment, a UCLA-led study ...

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 ...

Prescriptions for antiparasitic drugs spiked after the actor claimed it cured his friends of cancer, a new study finds. By Nina Agrawal In January 2025, Mel Gibson told the influential podcaster Joe ...

The Andes hantavirus linked to a recent cruise ship outbreak belongs to a group of hantaviruses that affect the heart and lungs. Even though there aren’t any specific drugs or treatments approved to ...

Severe scabies doesn't respond to the usual treatment for classic scabies due to the abundance of skin mites. A randomized trial showed that a higher dose of oral ivermectin was not superior to a ...

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 ...