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Hey COVID vaccine sceptics — healthcare experts answer some of the worrying questions
To debunk some of the many myths floating about, Business Insider reached out to Dr Ghazzali Ahm…
Kavita Majumdar
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'My kids can have whatever's left over': the myth of the Great Boomer Wealth Transfer
Boomers hold half of America's wealth — but they're going to spend it on themselves before th…
Ann C. Logue
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COVID-19 vaccines and women’s health: Dispelling myths on periods, pregnancy and breastfeeding
But like with everything unknown, there is a fair bit of hesitation in taking the shot, primari…
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Doctors are speaking out to dispel the 'groundless' myth that the COVID-19 vaccine affects fertility in women or men
Dangerous rumors have been swirling on social media that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus…
Rachel Hosie
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Cuomo is obliterating his own (undeserved) COVID hero myth
Andrew Cuomo was America's COVID sweetheart, but he's revealed himself again and again to be a diss…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Cuomo's COVID 'hero' myth was a house of cards that's come tumbling down
A top Cuomo aide admitted the administration lied about COVID nursing home deaths, and blamed it on…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Coronavirus myths and facts: here are 10 rumours about COVID-19 that aren’t true
However, rumours are spreading faster than the disease itself. The government is also struggling…
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2 fringe doctors created the myth that ivermectin is a 'miracle cure' for COVID-19 - whipping up false hope that could have deadly consequences
Dr. Paul Marik and Dr. Pierre Kory are two of the most well-known ivermectin promoters around. They…
Hilary Brueck
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The COVID 'productivity boom' is a myth — here's why, according to researchers
Remote work may have helped the economy during the pandemic, but it also weakened coworker connecti…
Janice C. Eberly
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Epidemiologists debunk the 14 biggest coronavirus myths
COVID-19 and misinformation that surrounds the disease are still spreading. We bring back Syra Mada…
Michelle Yan,Abby Tang
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Coronavirus vaccines are safe for people of color, despite online myths and mistrust of the healthcare system
Clinical trials overwhelmingly show that coronavirus vaccines are safe for people of color, present…
Aria Bendix
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One in every six Indians have borderline diabetes says report
Incidence of diabetes was higher in men as compared to women, the report says.The major reason behi…
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Medical experts on TikTok are paying the price for stepping up against a 'ridiculous amount of myths' like taking Vitamin C for at-home abortions
One debunking pharmacist on TikTok had threats sent to her and her family. Users openly passed arou…
Connor Perrett
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The most dangerous health myths debunked in 2020, from herd immunity to COVID-19 'hygiene theater'
Volunteers from the Blue Sky Rescue team disinfect at the Qintai Grand Theatre in Wuhan,Aly Song/ R…
Gabby Landsverk
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Nutritionists debunk 19 diet myths
Two nutritionists debunk 19 myths about diets. They talk about lactose intolerance, meat, red wine,…
Abby Tang,Michelle Yan Huang
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4 CBD myths that are just blowing smoke, from treating anxiety to the benefits of a 'pure' strain
Cannabidiol, or CBD, doesn't get people high. What it can do is harder to agree on, but we know som…
Andrea Michelson
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Bill Gates said it's 'kind of weird' that 'crazy people' are protesting vaccines outside his TED talk when he has helped save millions of lives
Bill Gates addressed TED2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where anti-vaccine protesters have gathered to f…
Allana Akhtar
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The US coronavirus response has finally shattered the myth of American exceptionalism
The US has long thought of itself as a white knight for failed states. The coronavirus has illumina…