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What did the Health Minister say regarding maternal mortality and breastfeeding?

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What did the Health Minister say regarding maternal mortality and breastfeeding?

Ifedayo Ogunyemi August 17, 2020 0

At least three national newspapers misrepresented Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire’s comment on breastfeeding and...

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COVID-19: Prescription claiming hydroxychloroquine, other drugs potent as covid-19 cure not approved by U.S FDA

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COVID-19: Prescription claiming hydroxychloroquine, other drugs potent as covid-19 cure not approved by U.S FDA

Adedayo Adelowo August 3, 2020 0

A WhatsApp message which circulated recently claimed that the US’ Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has approved...

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What should you be using: the Shield or the Mask?

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What should you be using: the Shield or the Mask?

Tavershima Adongo July 23, 2020 0

Chances are that you’ve come across these face shields and mistook them for a Special Weapons and...

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What role do “guesswork and logic” play in battling COVID-19?

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What role do “guesswork and logic” play in battling COVID-19?

Victor Ndukwe June 12, 2020 0

Several videos and sites, including the Nigerian Immigration Service, suggest wearing the coloured part of the surgical...

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Do we have a novel STD (coronavirus) on our hands?

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Do we have a novel STD (coronavirus) on our hands?

Tavershima Adongo May 20, 2020 0

This year has arguably been the most surprising, not the least because of the coronavirus pandemic, amongst...

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Face masks: protection or inadvertent harm?

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Face masks: protection or inadvertent harm?

Tavershima Adongo May 12, 2020 0

A Facebook post seems to build on a claim made by a doctor in this Vanguard publication....

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Are cesarean sections the harbinger of immune disorders?

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Are cesarean sections the harbinger of immune disorders?

Zuwaira Hashim May 2, 2020 0

An Instagram video suggests that children born via a cesarean section are at risk of developing a...

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Cautionary notes on the Staphylococcus aureus infection and its “miraculous” cure.

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Cautionary notes on the Staphylococcus aureus infection and its “miraculous” cure.

Tavershima Adongo May 2, 2020 1

A recent Facebook video features a man who introduces himself as ‘John’ trying to teach how to...

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BCG Vaccine May Cure Tuberculosis, But not COVID-19- WHO

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BCG Vaccine May Cure Tuberculosis, But not COVID-19- WHO

Zuwaira Hashim April 22, 2020 0

The WHO stated that "there is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) protects people against...

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Once More: Chloroquine is NOT Yet a COVID-19 Treatment!

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Once More: Chloroquine is NOT Yet a COVID-19 Treatment!

Temilade Onilede March 24, 2020 0

Controversies surrounding Chloroquine suggest health authorities approved it as a cure for Covid-19. Foremost health authorities, WHO,...

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