Dr. Mary Bowden was suspended from Houston Methodist Hospital after promoting the use of ivermectin as a treatment to cure COVID-19 from her social networks. She was also critical of the vaccine mandate
A doctor who promoted the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 was suspended from a Texas hospital , charged with spreading dangerous and erroneous information that is not based on science.
Dr. Mary Bowden, who attends at Houston Methodist Hospital, was also critical of the coronavirus vaccination mandates.
This measure prohibits Bowden from having the power to admit or treat patients at the hospital while the investigation is ongoing, the Houston hospital said in a statement to NBC News.
Hoiston Methodist Hospital reported that it recently joined the medical staff and has used their social media accounts to cast personal opinions against the COVID-19 vaccine and treatments.
On his Twitter account, Bowden took advantage of promoting ivermectin , which is a treatment that is generally used to deworm animals , despite warnings from public health officials who warned him not to do so.
“Ivermectin might not be as deadly as everyone said,” the doctor tweeted on November 10, further calling the vaccine mandates “incorrect.”
Vaccine mandates are wrong. pic.twitter.com/DaLvVNKQNX
— Mary Talley Bowden MD (@MdBreathe) November 8, 2021
Imagine that your 48 year old husband, the father of your 6 children, is dying in the ICU and the doctors would rather have him die than try ivermectin.
— Mary Talley Bowden MD (@MdBreathe) November 10, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not licensed or approved ivermectin as part of the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in humans.
“Bowden’s opinions are harmful to the community and do not reflect reliable medical evidence of the values of the Houston Methodist,” the hospital said in a statement that was shared on its social networks.
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. (1/5)
— Houston Methodist (@MethodistHosp) November 12, 2021
Meanwhile, Steve Mitby, Bowden’s attorney, argued to The Washington Post that the doctor is not against vaccines , and has treated more than 2,000 COVID-19 patients.
“Like many Americans, Dr. Bowden believes that people should have a choice and believes that all people, regardless of vaccine status, should have access to the same high-quality health care,” Mitby said.
In April, Houston Methodist announced that all staff must be vaccinated, and as a result, 153 employees resigned or were fired for missing the June 7 deadline.
A simulated case occurred in October, when Sue McIntosh, a Connecticut doctor, voluntarily surrendered her medical license after health authorities learned that she was providing patients with fraudulent vaccine exemption forms in the mail related to COVID-19 vaccines.
Also, in September the doctor named Steven Arthur LaTulippe had his medical license revoked after he falsely described carbon dioxide poisoning as one of the risks of wearing face masks.