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Bitter kola, lime and honey mixture won’t cure hepatitis B

A mixture of bitter kola, lime juice and honey is a “powerful treatment for hepatitis B”, claims a Facebook post shared in Nigeria in November 2020. I

Some alternative remedies could do more damage to the liver

Emmanuel Ekanem, a specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology and professor of paediatrics at Nigeria’s University of Calabar, told Africa Check th

No, COVID vaccine won’t leave ‘invisible mark’ to be used as ‘immunity passport’

A Facebook user shared a graphic in November 2020 that made startling claims. “The microneedle coronavirus vaccine will leave behind a ‘Quantum Dot Ta

When did vaping become popular?

Although we consider the vaping industry is a modern trend. But it is not actually true. People have been vaping for quite a long time. Earlier they t

COVID-19: NCDC records 576 new cases

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 576 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website