Arkansas jail inmates settle lawsuit with doctor who prescribed them ivermectin for COVID-19
1 year, 3 months ago

Arkansas jail inmates settle lawsuit with doctor who prescribed them ivermectin for COVID-19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they said gave them the antiparasitic drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19 without their consent. A federal judge last week dismissed the 2022 lawsuit against Dr. Robert Karas, who was the doctor for the Washington County jail and had administered the drug to treat COVID, citing the settlement. The inmates said they were never told ivermectin was among the medications they had been given to treat their COVID-19 infections, and instead were told they were being given vitamins, antibiotics or steroids. “Additionally, the allegations by some that Dr. Karas conducted any experiment regarding ivermectin were and are false and were disproven in this case.” The state Medical Board last year voted to take no action against Karas after it received complaints about his use of ivermectin to treat COVID among inmates.

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Arkansas jail inmates settle lawsuit with doctor who prescribed them ivermectin for COVID-19
1 year, 3 months ago

Arkansas jail inmates settle lawsuit with doctor who prescribed them ivermectin for COVID-19

Associated Press  

— Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they said gave them the antiparasitic drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19 without their consent. A federal judge last week dismissed the 2022 lawsuit against Dr. Robert Karas, who was the doctor for the Washington County jail and had administered the drug to treat …

Arkansas Doctor Settles Lawsuit Over Prescribing Ivermectin To People In Jail
1 year, 3 months ago

Arkansas Doctor Settles Lawsuit Over Prescribing Ivermectin To People In Jail

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An Arkansas jail doctor has reached a settlement in federal court with former inmates who alleged they were given ivermectin, the anti-parasitic and deworming drug, as a COVID-19 treatment without their knowledge or consent. But lawyers for the four initial plaintiffs — former county jail detainees Edrick Floreal-Wooten, Jeremiah Little, Julio Gonazales, and Dayman Blackburn — alleged …

Court revives doctors' lawsuit saying FDA overstepped its authority with anti-ivermectin campaign
1 year, 4 months ago

Court revives doctors' lawsuit saying FDA overstepped its authority with anti-ivermectin campaign

The Independent  

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Wisconsin Supreme Court won't order ivermectin use for COVID
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court won't order ivermectin use for COVID

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Column: Texas court says you can’t force a hospital to give you ivermectin for COVID
3 years, 1 month ago

Column: Texas court says you can’t force a hospital to give you ivermectin for COVID

LA Times  

Tracey Savich, owner of Rolling Hills General Store, stands behind a sign warning customers against taking a veterinary preparation of ivermectin in order to fight COVID-19. — Texas Appellate Judge Bonnie Sudderth The case involved the care of Jason Jones, 48, a Fort Worth-area police officer who was hospitalized with COVID in late September and refused conventional treatments, including the …

Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients
3 years, 2 months ago

Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Mask rules, vaccination mandates and business shutdowns have all landed in the courts during the COVID-19 outbreak, confronting judges with questions of science and government authority. At least two dozen lawsuits have been filed around the U.S., many in recent weeks, by people seeking to force hospitals to give their COVID-stricken loved ones ivermectin, a drug for …

Column: Lawsuits demanding ivermectin raise fears of judges ordering doctors to commit malpractice
3 years, 4 months ago

Column: Lawsuits demanding ivermectin raise fears of judges ordering doctors to commit malpractice

LA Times  

Joe Rogan has been promoting ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, but there’s no evidence that it works. Even its leading U.S. manufacturer, Merck, says there is “no scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against COVID-19 from pre-clinical studies; no meaningful evidence for clinical activity or clinical efficacy in patients with COVID-19 disease; and a concerning lack of safety …

Arkansas Inmates Say They Were Given Ivermectin For COVID-19 Without Their Consent
3 years, 4 months ago

Arkansas Inmates Say They Were Given Ivermectin For COVID-19 Without Their Consent

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING People incarcerated in an Arkansas jail say the facility’s physician prescribed them ivermectin to treat COVID-19 and that they weren’t aware they were taking the drug. Rob Karas acknowledged in an interview with CBS affiliate KFSM that he prescribed ivermectin to incarcerated people with COVID symptoms, but said they were “not forced” to take the drug. Madison …

Arkansas inmates not told they were given anti-parasite drug
3 years, 4 months ago

Arkansas inmates not told they were given anti-parasite drug

Associated Press  

— Several inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail said they weren’t told a medication they were given to treat COVID-19 was actually an anti-parasite drug that federal health officials have warned should not be used to treat the coronavirus. I never thought they would do something shady.” Floreal-Wooten said he refused to take the drug last week after seeing a …

Anti-parasite drug’s use at Arkansas jail sparks probe
3 years, 4 months ago

Anti-parasite drug’s use at Arkansas jail sparks probe

Associated Press  

— The Arkansas Medical Board is investigating reports that inmates at a county jail were prescribed the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to combat COVID-19 even though it hasn’t been approved to treat the coronavirus. Washington County’s sheriff confirmed Tuesday night that jail inmates had been prescribed ivermectin, but did not say how many. “Using any treatment for COVID-19 that’s not approved …

Lawsuit: Sheriff fails to protect inmates from coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Lawsuit: Sheriff fails to protect inmates from coronavirus

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Overcrowded cells, a lack of personal protective equipment and limited access to cleaning and sanitation supplies are putting people in a Georgia jail at risk of exposure to the coronavirus outbreak, a federal lawsuit says. Lawyers with the Southern Center for Human Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia say they filed the lawsuit Wednesday on …

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