What The Fact! – How information deficits fuel misinformation

November 16, 2021

People tend to engage more with misinformation than factual information. The reason: misinformation promises quick-fixes, a quicker road to recovery and a...

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What The Fact! – India blames women for climate change woes

November 2, 2021

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There is a sizeable section that peddles misinformation, mis-attributes natural calamities to everything but climate change, and spreads canards about...

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Myths vs. facts about breast cancer

October 27, 2021

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer, the world’s most prevalent cancer. Here’s...

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“Uttar Pradesh has changed. Uttar Pradesh is much more efficient, and has a good accountability system”: Jai Pratap Singh, Health Minister, Uttar Pradesh

October 25, 2021

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The Health of India – Uttar Pradesh Summit saw the speakers dwell on reasons why the state and the country has been able to get some control on the...

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Factually Speaking: Decoding Ivermectin

October 22, 2021

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There has been growing interest in Ivermectin, a broad spectrum anti-parasitic agent, as a possible medication for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. A...

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What The Fact! – When the data is misrepresented

October 18, 2021

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It might compel people to believe that there is no pandemic, and that we are being lied to about the virus. And this, in turn, might make them lower their...

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Factually Speaking: Combating COVID-19 myths in Africa

October 8, 2021

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A primary healthcare practitioner from the Republic of Congo, Africa, sheds light on the challenges of fighting health misinformation during the pandemic...

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What The Fact! – What makes anyone indulge in misinformation?

October 4, 2021

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People fail to distinguish between information and misinformation, make sure to pay attention to the message quality. Recently, I came across a study that...

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Why We Fact-Check Health Misinformation

September 30, 2021

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It is important to focus on the context of online social networks, which have fundamentally changed the way information is produced, consumed, and transmitted...

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“Universal healthcare as a fundamental right needs to be enshrined in the Constitution”

September 27, 2021

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The fourth edition of the Health of India virtual E-Summit, series featuring Andhra Pradesh and Telangana held on September 24, 2021, saw the panel speakers...