Ivermectin is primarily used in dogs for the prevention and treatment of heartworm disease. The parasitic worm Dirofilaria immitis, living in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, causes this ...

Ivermectin was originally celebrated as a revolutionary treatment for parasitic disease in humans and animals. It has since ...

Doctors, pharmacists, the federal government and several healthcare organizations warn against using ivermectin, a parasite drug commonly used on animals, as a treatment for COVID-19. "It's a ...

EARLY IN THE Covid pandemic, some medicines got reputations for potentially being able to treat the virus, even in the absence of evidence. While there are now scientifically-proven drugs used to ...

Florida lawmakers and health officials have become fascinated with ivermectin, a controversial anti-parasitic drug, and ...

The anti-parasitic drug became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is now being embraced as an alternative treatment for cancer. It is as politically polarizing as ever.

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Ivermectin is no more effective than placebo in reducing the severity of COVID-19 among newly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham is backing a bill to make the drug ivermectin available without a prescription and often ...