Health
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Can man’s urine on pregnancy test kit indicate cancer?
Claim: An Instagram user states that “if you’re a man and pee on a pregnancy test [kit] and it’s positive,…
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Suggesting Weah reduced Open Defecation from 42% to 38% is misleading
Claim: WASH Commission head says Weah’s administration reduced Open Defecation from 42% in 2018 to 38%. Verdict: Misleading. A scrutiny…
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Does a lactating mother’s body use fat from the buttocks to produce breast milk?
Claim: A woman metabolises the fat from the buttocks to make breast milk. Verdict: False. Prolactin is responsible for milk…
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A TikTok user’s post that craving and chewing ice (pagophagia) is a mental disorder, true
Claim: A TikTok user shared that the craving for and chewing of ice is a mental disorder called “pagophagia”. She…
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Abusing Aluminum Phosphide and the hazards that come with it
Repeatedly, she sobbingly mutters the following words: “We only wanted to get rid of our bed bugs infestation, but now…
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What we know about the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
XBB.1.5 is yet another descendant of Omicron, the most contagious variant of the coronavirus, which became a global pandemic in…
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Dr Gabby’s claim about the use of lime in preventing and treating breast cancer false
Claim: A man widely acclaimed in the media as Dr Gabby has advised women to use lime on their breasts…
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EXPLAINER: What you need to know about National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Active Month
Introduced in 2003, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a social intervention program in Ghana that provides financial access…
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Kush, the ‘sleeping drug’ slowly killing Sierra Leonean youth
In recent years, the youth of Sierra Leone have taken to the use of synthetic marijuana/drug called “Kush.” It is…
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Breast cancer awareness month has been trivialised, and it hurts
It is the month of October – a month dedicated to raising awareness about the impact of breast cancer. As…
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