Years after some people falsely touted ivermectin as a supposed wonder drug to treat COVID-19, social media posts are claiming that the antiparasitic drug is a cure for cancer. A Facebook post said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NEXSTAR) – If talk of binders, wormwood and “scrubbing your gut microbiome” sound familiar, you may have seen one of the many ...

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 ...

Do cleanses and detoxes live up to their hype? Reviewed by Dietitian Christa Brown, M.S., RDN, LD Parasite cleanses are popular on the internet and social media. There is very little evidence ...

As of Thursday, at least six Americans from the hantavirus-infected cruise ship had returned home to four states.

Popular among his anti-vaxxer group, pro-ivermectin social media influencer Danny Lemoi died in early March after advocating for the anti-parasite drug used for animals. Lemoi was the advocate for ...

Social media influencers are touting so-called "parasite cleanses," claiming they rid the body of toxins. Maria Korneeva/Getty Images A wellness trend known as "parasite cleansing" is going viral, ...

Cancer is not a parasite — it grows from mutations in a person’s cells. Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism. Some studies have shown ivermectin can help slow ...