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Four tips to identify, debunk false health claims shared on social media

Tutorials Blessing Amala Muonwe -
The internet has become a breeding ground for health misinformation and thus poses a significant threat to public health. False health-related claims make up a...

Are HIV+ persons barred from migrating to Canada, Australia or UAE?

Health Opeyemi Kehinde -
There have been arguments on the X app after a post, warning against the harms of the HIV disease, stated that being positive could...

YouTube announces new policies to curb health misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
YouTube, a video-sharing platform, has announced a new framework aimed at combating medical misinformation that contradicts local health authorities or the World Health Organization...

YouTube to remove videos with abortion misinformation

News Niyi Oyedeji -
YOUTUBE says it is cracking down on videos containing abortion misinformation and will take down videos that provide instructions for unsafe abortion. The company, in...

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