KU Med Fact Checks Ivermectin COVID Cure-all

Local medical drama plays out in and around Kansas City has well . . .

The money line for those who haven't seen it yet . . .

The FDA said it has recently received multiple reports of COVID-19 patients needing medical attention after self-medicating with ivermectin intended for use in horses. 

The agency even issued a to-the-point message on Twitter: "You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news link . . .

University of Kansas Health System getting 1 to 3 calls a month to poison control about ivermectin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The University of Kansas Health System is receiving one to three calls a month to its poison control hotline about ivermectin use to treat COVID-19, said Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of infection prevention. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, some have sought alternative treatments for the virus.

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