Category: Myth Check
Myth Check: Are Vapes a Safe Way to Quit Smoking?
Vape sellers say their products help smokers quit. The evidence is more complicated, and Nigeria's market tells a different story.
Myth Check: Pawpaw Leaf Juice Will Not Cure Dengue
The pawpaw leaf message is back on WhatsApp. Here is what actually helps when dengue strikes.
Myth Check: Can Someone on HIV Treatment Pass the Virus to Their Partner?
People living with HIV who keep their virus undetectable on treatment do not pass it on through sex. Here is what that…
The influencer pharmacy: why miracle herbal cures on your feed can hurt you
One bottle that fixes diabetes, fibroids and failing eyes? Before you click buy, here is what Nigerian doctors and pharmacists want you…
An Opinion Piece Is Asking Why Africa Still Doesn’t Own Its Own Medical Knowledge
A Modern Ghana opinion piece argues that "decolonising healthcare" doesn't mean rejecting Western medicine or romanticising tradition, it means Africa investing in…
Nigeria’s HIV Patients Lost Free Drugs. Traditional Healers Are Now Charging Them ₦250,000 for a Fake Cure.
After US funding cuts disrupted free antiretroviral therapy across northern Nigeria, traditional healers marketing "Islamic medicine" cures have moved into the gap,…
A US College Just Sent Students to Senegal to Study Traditional Healers. Here’s Why That’s Not a Contradiction.
Bryn Mawr and Haverford are sending students to Senegal to study traditional healers, medicinal plants, and the history of medicine in West…
NDLEA burned ₦301bn in drugs this week. Sowore says Nigeria should be building a cannabis industry instead.
NDLEA’s public destruction of seized cannabis and other drugs this week drew sharp criticism from activist Omoyele Sowore, who says Nigeria is…
Your “AA” Genotype Result Might Be Wrong — And Up to 40% of Nigerian Lab Tests Are.
Medical laboratory experts say up to 40% of genotype test results in Nigeria are inaccurate or outright falsified. For families who built…
“Malaria and Typhoid” Isn’t One Diagnosis — And Treating It Like One Is Making Drugs Weaker
Nigerians routinely treat every malaria diagnosis with antibiotics too, assuming “malaria and typhoid” go together. They don’t — and the habit is…