Prescriptions for two antiparasitic drugs, ivermectin and fenbendazole, have recently surged in the US, according to a new ...

Ivermectin prescriptions spiked among cancer patients after Mel Gibson endorsed antiparasitic drugs on Joe Rogan's podcast, a new JAMA study reports.

Gibson appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" in January 2025 and described three friends with stage 4 cancer who he said recovered after taking ivermectin and fenbendazole, another dewormer that’s ...

You’ve heard of pseudoscience — but what about celebrity science? New research suggests a bombshell claim from Mel Gibson made on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast may have helped fuel a dramatic surge in ...

The drug ivermectin is one example. It’s gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but is not approved to treat any cancer ...

Prescriptions of a two-drug combo including ivermectin skyrocketed following Gibson's appearance, a new study finds, especially among cancer patients.

Prescriptions for antiparasitic drugs spiked after the actor claimed it cured his friends of cancer, a new study finds. By Nina Agrawal In January 2025, Mel Gibson told the influential podcaster Joe ...

Prescriptions for the anti-parasite medication ivermectin doubled in the months following an endorsement by a celebrity during a high-profile podcast as an off-label cancer treatment, a UCLA-led study ...

Something changed quietly in American oncology clinics early in 2025. Doctors who had spent years guiding patients through ...

Ivermectin prescriptions skyrocketed in the six months after actor Mel Gibson claimed a version of the drug successfully treated three of his friends’ cancer on influencer Joe Rogan’s podcast, a new ...