Health misinformation: How we can push back on conspiracies and unverified advice during a crisis
How can fact-checkers and the public stand up to health crises, conspiracies, and inaccurate everyday health advice while nurturing trust?
How can fact-checkers and the public stand up to health crises, conspiracies, and inaccurate everyday health advice while nurturing trust?
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many countries now require people to wear face masks in public. We examine how these regulations differ, an...
Under the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, South Africans are only allowed outside their homes to exercise for three hours in the...
In a live broadcast, Tanzanian president John Magufuli, zeroed in on steam inhalation, claiming that inhaling steam treats Covid-19.
The Gauteng government has increased the number of food parcels it distributes to food insecure South Africans, in light of the lockdown put...
In the coronavirus pandemic, medical masks should only be used by high-risk health workers. Authorities have advised the public to rather us...
Former Nigeria vice president Atiku Abubakar recently criticised the current administration’s plan to borrow nearly US$6.9 billion.
Several studies have found that drinking alcohol damages both the immune system and the respiratory system's infection defense.
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