Health officials in Japan have halted vaccine rollouts for COVID-19 and have instead authorized treatment with the anti-parasite drug ivermectin. As the infodemic of misinformation perpetuated in ...

Some Iowa Republicans are split on a proposal advancing in the House that would allow over-the-counter access to the ...

Some limited studies suggest that ivermectin can help treat COVID-19; others show no significant impact. Many of the studies had small sample sizes and other limitations. Federal health and drug ...

While ivermectin can legally be sold as an over-the-counter drug beginning on Aug. 5, whether it will actually be available any time soon is a different matter. Early next month, a new state law will ...

Iowans will be able to weigh in on the bill during a public subcommittee hearing scheduled for Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in Room ...

Online telehealth services are providing easy access to unproven COVID-19 drugs. In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, as hospitals became overrun, a group of doctors began touting an ...

The Oregon Poison Center is a telephone consultative center staffed by specialty-trained nurses, pharmacists, and physicians who provide treatment advice for the public and comprehensive treatment ...

Ivermectin is a medication that treats some parasitic diseases. There are two types: one that doctors prescribe for certain health conditions in people and another that veterinarians prescribe, which ...