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William Paolo, MD is an associate professor of emergency medicine and public health and preventative medicine at SUNY Upstate. His passions include philosophy, evidence based medicine, public health, pizza, and birds. He can be followed and reached @paolomd1 on Twitter.

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Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 4: Bret Weinstein misrepresents meta-analyses

Evolutionary biologist turned podcaster Bret Weinstein has promoted the anthelmintic drug ivermectin as a highly effective treatment for COVID-19 based on a massive misunderstanding of a meta-analysis. Here, we correct this misunderstanding and explain why ivermectin is unlikely to be effective against COVID-19.

/ August 2, 2021