A Libertyville hospital that was ordered to let a COVID-19 patient receive the controversial medication ivermectin fought back in court Tuesday, saying the woman’s heart rate plunged after she received a “mega dose” of the drug, and that further use could lead to more health problems.
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COVID Patient in Coma Gets Ivermectin After Court Order
May 6, 2021 A 68-year-old woman with COVID-19, who has been in intensive care in an Illinois hospital for a month, started receiving the controversial drug ivermectin (Stromectol) this week after her family sued the hospital to have someone administer it, according to a report in the
Nurije Fype s daughter, Desareta, filed suit against Elmhurst Hospital, part of Edward-Elmhurst Health, asking that her mother receive the treatment, which is approved as an anti-parasite drug but not approved for the treatment of COVID-19. Desareta Fype has been granted temporary guardianship of her mother.
The Providence Journal
WARWICK In a secure area of the Cranston Police Department, Officer Andrew Leonard noticed something about a prisoner:
The young man s nostrils were flaring.
The man, Gian Mattiello, had quickly turned toward Leonard as another officer tried to remove a tie from Mattiello s long hair. Then, Mattiello had moved his forearm in a way that broke Leonard s grip on his right arm.
This was the testimony that Leonard gave Wednesday in District Court, where he is on trial, accused of assaulting Mattiello in an excessive use of force in March of 2020.
Leonard took the stand after prosecutors rested their case. His appearance followed testimony from Mattiello, who accused the officer of ambushing him. And it trailed testimony from a Cranston police captain who said he was troubled by surveillance video of what had transpired in the booking area where Leonard s presence wasn t even necessary in the first place.
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