Texas doctor who defended ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 and criticized vaccines suspended

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A doctor from Texas who spread COVID-19 misinformation on her personal Twitter account has had her privileges suspended.

Dr. Mary Bowden of the Houston Methodist Hospital posted a series of tweets praising the anti-parasitical drug Ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. She also called vaccine mandates "wrong."

Ivermectin is a drug typically used to treat parasitic infections in livestock like horses. Health agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration have repeatedly warned that the drug can cause adverse side effects in humans, like dizziness and nausea. In some cases, it can lead to overdose and death, as well as hallucinations and seizures.

Ivermectin can be used by humans but only through a prescription ordered by a doctor, usually to get rid of parasitic worms, according to the FDA. Sometimes, ivermectin can be used to treat lice and skin conditions like rosacea. But no health agency recommends that people infected with the coronavirus take ivermectin.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-doctor-defended-ivermectin-treatment-170752156.html

No worries. I'm sure Texas' dumbass AG Ken Paxton will intervene on her behalf.

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1. She can start her own clinic for ivermectin treatment.

She can start her own clinic for ivermectin treatment.

There should be plenty of business.

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2. Houston Methodist suspends River Oaks doctor for spreading COVID misinformation

It appears that her privileges at Methodist was suspended but not her license (yet)

Link to tweet

Houston Methodist Hospital on Friday temporarily suspended a doctor on its staff who is spreading false information about COVID-19 to her patients and on social media.

Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, an ear, nose and throat specialist who runs a private practice in River Oaks, was granted provisional privileges to practice at the hospital within the last year, according to a Methodist spokesperson. Bowden had never admitted a patient before Friday, when the hospital pulled those privileges for further investigation, the spokesperson said.

“Dr. Mary Bowden, who recently joined the medical staff at Houston Methodist Hospital, is using her social media accounts to express her personal and political opinions about the COVID-19 vaccine and treatments,” Houston Methodist said in a statement. “These opinions, which are harmful to the community, do not reflect reliable medical evidence or the values of Houston Methodist, where we have treated more than 25,000 COVID-19 inpatients, and where all our employees and physicians are vaccinated to protect our patients.”

The hospital cited “unprofessional behavior,” including vulgar language on social media, as the key reason for the suspension.

Methodist is a great hospital and I am glad that this was done

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3. ... The sleep and wellness center is the brainchild of Dr. Mary Talley Bowden ...

One of the amenities of the new wellness center that Dr. Bowden is most excited about is the salt cave ... "We have guided meditation, balance therapy, yoga classes and Pilates reformer classes," she says. "We are excited to be the first to offer these wellness options in a salt cave" ...
https://citylifestyle.com/houston-tx/articles/health-and-wellness/prioritize-wellness-with-breathemd

Trying meditating the covid away, surrounded by luxurious salts, while enjoying our hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and vitamin supplements! Regeneron available at an extra charge

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4. Houston Methodist's reputation was at stake.

They couldn't afford to let this quackery go unchallenged.