Ivermectin is now making a comeback, after its use receded in the waning years of the pandemic. Now, especially in conservative political circles, its reputation keeps growing as a kind of cure-all for various ailments, and even for cancer ...
There is no credible evidence that ivermectin has any impact as a cancer treatment. If you choose to take it instead of undergoing standard treatment, you will die from your cancer.
-- Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) Mar 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Gen-Z is also playing a role in this:
Gen Z flocks to Chinese medicine as trust in US health system plummets
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Ivermectin (oral route)
www.mayoclinic.org
... Description
Ivermectin is used to treat river blindness (onchocerciasis), intestinal infection from threadworms (strongyloidiasis), and other kinds of worm infections.
Ivermectin is an anthelmintic. It works by interfering with the nerve and muscle functions of worms, by paralyzing and killing them.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription. ...
Proper Use
Use this medicine exactly as directed by your doctor. Do not use more of it, do not use it more often, and do not use it for a longer time than your doctor ordered. To do so may increase the chance of side effects. ...
Or did you buy veterinary grade IVM and take it so your conduct here is the result of a bruised ego?
If people are buying the veterinary grade of any drug for personal use, that says a lot more about the state of the US health system than anything else. But again, people have throwing around the "horse paste" label regularly outside of that specific context.
By the way, congratulations on winning the Who Can Be A Bigger ----- game with LHT.
#43 | Posted by sentinel
Reminded me a classic Seinfeld episode where Kramer took a dog to the vet to get cheap antibiotics.
Kramer Takes Dog Medicine
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