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Idaho M.D. accused of COVID falsehoods gets leadership role in doctors group
BOISE & GARDEN CITY
Idaho M.D. accused of COVID falsehoods gets leadership role in doctors group
By Angela Palermo March 14, 2026 4:00 AM Gift Article
Garden City pathologist and Central District Health board member Dr. Ryan Cole has been appointed to a senior leadership position in the Independent Medical Alliance.
The organization, formerly the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, is a small group of physicians that, like Cole, promoted ivermectin and other unproven COVID-19 treatments during the pandemic. Cole was named head of medical and scientific affairs at the alliance, according to a news release March 5.
In October 2021, the Idaho Medical Association filed a Board of Medicine complaint against Cole, noting that he prescribed ivermectin, an antiparasitic medication, to patients with COVID-19, the Idaho Capital Sun reported.
“Our primary concern is that he says he has treated patients ‘from Florida to California’ by refusing to use accepted and documented medical practices and vaccination and instead prescribing ivermectin,” the complaint said. “We believe his practice ... does more harm than good. It should be stopped.”
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Idaho M.D. accused of COVID falsehoods gets leadership role in doctors group
By Angela Palermo March 14, 2026 4:00 AM Gift Article
Garden City pathologist and Central District Health board member Dr. Ryan Cole has been appointed to a senior leadership position in the Independent Medical Alliance.
The organization, formerly the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, is a small group of physicians that, like Cole, promoted ivermectin and other unproven COVID-19 treatments during the pandemic. Cole was named head of medical and scientific affairs at the alliance, according to a news release March 5.
In October 2021, the Idaho Medical Association filed a Board of Medicine complaint against Cole, noting that he prescribed ivermectin, an antiparasitic medication, to patients with COVID-19, the Idaho Capital Sun reported.
“Our primary concern is that he says he has treated patients ‘from Florida to California’ by refusing to use accepted and documented medical practices and vaccination and instead prescribing ivermectin,” the complaint said. “We believe his practice ... does more harm than good. It should be stopped.”
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