Prescriptions for the controversial anti-worming drug ivermectin have surged in the last year after Mel Gibson claimed it cured his friends’ cancers.
Gibson, 70, told podcaster Joe Rogan that three of his friends were healthy after taking ivermectin and fenbendazole, drugs that treat parasitic infections in people and livestock.
The Lethal Weapon star sensationally claimed all three ‘don’t have cancer right now,’ adding, ‘This stuff works, man.’ His friends had lived with stage four cancer.
Clips of the 2025 podcast segment were viewed tens of millions of times. Now, researchers at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) fear the claims may have caused irreparable
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