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The problems with polypharmacy

Written by | 12 May 2021

Polypharmacy, or the concomitant use of multiple medicines, is estimated to cost $18 billion and account for 8.6 million hospital admissions annually in the European Union. The iSIMPATHY […]

Real world evidence from Peru and Colombia confirms ivermectin safe and effective

Written by | 27 Mar 2021

The real world evidence about ivermectin combined with the findings from meta-analyses of clinical trials provide compelling evidence for the safety and effectiveness of ivermectin, according to Dr […]

Colombian ivermectin study – how protocol violations influenced results

Written by | 26 Mar 2021

The results of the recent controlled trial of ivermectin for covid-19 in Colombia suggest that both ivermectin and control groups received ivermectin, according to Dr David Scheim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T67szXgTqWw&ab_channel=MedicalUpdateOnline […]

Protocol violations in Colombian ivermectin study compromise results

Written by | 25 Mar 2021

Dr David Scheim explains how multiple protocol violations and widespread use of over-the-counter ivermectin could have compromised the results of a recent controlled trial of ivermectin for covid-19 […]

Ivermectin in Peru – results that save lives

Written by | 24 Mar 2021

Dr David Scheim explains how the original analysis factored out confounders and showed a 74% reduction in deaths at 30 days as a result of intensive ivermectin distribution. […]

Analysis confirms 14 fold reduction in deaths with Ivermectin treatment in Peru

Written by | 23 Mar 2021

Further analysis of results from Peru has now shown that systematic treatment of the population for covid-19 with ivermectin resulted in a 14-fold reduction in excess deaths. IMI interviewed Dr […]

Ivermectin mass treatment in perspective

Written by | 17 Feb 2021

Ivermectin is a good treatment to use interim to and complementary to immunisations, according to Dr David Scheim, one of the authors of a study of mass treatment for covid-19 […]

Ivermectin dosing and distribution for mass treatment

Written by | 16 Feb 2021

Dr David Scheim, one of the authors of a recent study in Peru, describes the doses of ivermectin that were used and the strategies for effective mass distribution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSkKU18VlNo […]

The impact of covid-19 on lung cancer care

Written by | 4 Feb 2021

Delayed diagnoses and more patients with advanced cancers were consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Dr Erin Schenk, Assistant Professor, Thoracic Oncology, University of Colorado. The coronavirus […]

The changing treatment landscape in lung cancer

Written by | 3 Feb 2021

Modern lung cancer treatment has changed the outlook for lung cancer patients considerably and interesting trial results are expected this year, according to Dr Erin Schenk, Assistant Professor, […]

Improved disease-free survival with osimertinib in EGFR+ lung cancer

Written by | 2 Feb 2021

Dr Erin Schenk, Assistant Professor, Thoracic Oncology, University of Colorado describes the results of the ADAURA trial and the implications for her practice. The other trial that has […]

Immunotherapy vs chemotherapy for lung cancer: 5-year survival

Written by | 1 Feb 2021

IMI interviewed Dr Erin Schenk, Assistant Professor, Thoracic Oncology, University of Colorado to find out about key trial results in lung cancer and the implications for patient care. […]

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