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‘Love Bites Kill?’, ‘Ghee-Honey Mix A Poison?’ — Health Misinfo ‘Doc-Influencers’ Are Fighting

If you’re someone who spends a lot of time on social media, it’s likely that you have come across videos and Reels telling you how lying on one’s right side before conception guarantees a female child or why paracetamol is the world’s most dangerous medicine. Self-proclaimed experts—ranging from religious figures and unqualified practitioners to popular […]

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World Hypertension Day: 5 Myths About High Blood Pressure

World Hypertension Day: May 17 marks World Hypertension Day which is dedicated to creating awareness about high blood pressure. Hypertension occurs when the blood pushing into your vessels is consistently high, and is a common condition that affects the arteries.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “an estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30 to

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Fact Check: ‘Birth Comb’ Hack To Alleviate Labour Pain Is Not Substantiated

The Verdict: [False] There is insufficient evidence to definitively link the use of a “birth comb” with any reduction in pain during labour.   Context On September 27, 2023, a social media user describing herself as a maternity commentator, posted a screenshot on X (formerly Twitter) of an Instagram post by the SASH maternity unit

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Fake News Alert! Moderna CEO Not Executed At Guantanamo Bay

Stéphane Bancel is alive. The baseless story about his alleged hanging was published by Real Raw News, a website known for spreading fake news. What is the claim? A screenshot of a purported news article headlined “Moderna CEO hanged at GITMO” is circulating widely online. This report, authored by one ‘Michael Baxter,’ claims that Stéphane

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