In this episode, Victoria & Hannah are joined by Bob Block, an acute care pharmacist, to discuss ivermectin.

He provides a balanced and highly informed take on an extremely influenced drug.

They discuss:

* The history of ivermectin, from use for river blindness to roundroom to rosacea

* Ivermectin, wonder drug from Japan (the paper Hannah references)

* Bob provides an easy-to-understand but expert overview of ivermectin and how it works

* Why it’s not a good idea to take ivermectin from the feed store

* Hannah and Victoria discuss their biases about ivermectin

* Bob provides a thorough walkthrough of what studies show about the use of ivermectin in COVID-19

* Some states, like Texas, have made ivermectin available over the counter

* What the research shows for ivermectin’s potential in cancer

* The Relationship Between News Coverage of COVID-19 Misinformation and Online Search Behavior

* Ivermectin, a potential anticancer drug derived from an antiparasitic drug (explaining possible anti-cancer mechanisms)

* Even though there’s promise for ivermectin in cancer treatment, all current studies are human cell studies or human cell in combination with animal arm, like this one and this one

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