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Sunshine State, Shadowed Past: William Makis Arrives in Florida

William Makis built a medical empire on ivermectin, conspiracy, and the desperate. The courts caught up with him. Florida didn’t care.

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Joshua Powell
Apr 02, 2026
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Chad Green was three years old when he died in a cancer clinic in Tijuana. The year was 1979. I was eight. I remember it because it was everywhere, and because a friend of mine, Teresa Powers, had a …

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