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Myths vs. facts about breast cancer

October 27, 2021

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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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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Lemons are healthy, but they don’t cure cancer

September 24, 2021

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Researchers have been studying anti-carcinogenic properties of limonoids in laboratories for years. However, they haven’t yet found any conclusive evidence to...

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No scientific evidence yet to prove cow urine can cure cancer

September 8, 2021

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Unless there’s solid data from human-centric research on the chemotherapeutic potential of cow urine, it’s prudent to stay wary of miracle cures based on...

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COVID-19 vaccines cannot be used to track people

September 3, 2021

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Viral Facebook post in multiple South Asian languages falsely claims that Russian hackers now have access to the “exact GPS coordinates, sleep status, and...

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What The Fact! – Conspiracies, Concoctions and COVID

September 2, 2021

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What drives the misinformation ecosystem is the lack of knowledge, fuelled by fear. If you believed what you read and watch on social media about vaccines –...

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Herbal remedies can cause liver injuries

August 30, 2021

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Popular herbal medicines for COVID-19 have been reported to adversely affect the liver and kidney – at times, even leading to death. Recently, a tweet by...