Tag - medical misinformation

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Misinformation and vaccine hesitancy putting lives of millions of children at risk in India

August 30, 2019

Owing to medical misinformation and vaccine hesitancy some of the deadly diseases, which were once completely eradicated in India are making a comeback. Dr...

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No! Baking soda cannot cure cancer

August 9, 2019

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Sahil Bali dives into the dangerous world of YouTube medicine and finds out countless channels promoting home-made remedies like baking soda to cure cancer...

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There is no clear evidence that crying between 7pm to 10pm can help reduce weight

July 26, 2019

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A leading Indian newspaper published a story on July 3rd, 2019 with the headline reading “Crying between 7 pm to 10 pm can help you lose weight, claims study”...