ALCOHOL HEALTH MISINFORMATION
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‘Women can have high testosterone. That doesn’t make them men, or transgender’
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif encountered gender accusations despite lacking proper tests. Rights advocate Payoshni Mitra opposed the spread of misinformation and highlighted the IOC's positive steps on inclusion. She raised concerns over required medical interventions for athletes, such as hormone therapy and surgeries, which can be life-threatening and invasive.
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Nikhil Kamath lands in controversy: Zerodha co-founder accused by Liver Doc of promoting alcohol myths
In response to a widely-discussed podcast, Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, known as 'The Liver Doc,' criticised Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath for glamorizing the alcohol industry as beneficial healthcare. Philips, highlighting his daily experiences treating alcohol-related health issues, denounced the promotion of moderate alcohol consumption as misinformation.
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Covid vaccine is not responsible for heart attacks: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mandaviya cites an ICMR study stating that the Covid vaccine is not responsible for heart attacks. He emphasizes data-based decision-making, praises Indian pharmaceutical companies for providing quality medicine during the pandemic, and shares Bill Gates' praise for India's Covid management and vaccination drive.
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Google removed 5.2 billion ads in 2022 for policy violations
The numbers were revealed as part of its Ad Safety Report for 2022 where the tech giant said it blocked or restricted ads from serving over 1.5 billion publisher pages across over 143,000 publisher sites compared with 63,000 in 2021.
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'Mental health resources need to be more than a workplace perk: Productivity, employee turnover depend on it'
According to a recent finding, the average person spends up to one-third of their life (roughly 90,000 hours) at work.
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South Africa tightens restrictions amid exponential spike in Delta variant infections
President Cyril Ramaphosa in a national broadcast on Sunday announced that the new measures would go into effect from midnight of June 27 for a fortnight, after which it will be reviewed. Shortly before the president's address, the Health Ministry announced that in the preceding 24 hours, 15,036 new cases and 122 deaths were reported from complications caused by Covid-19.
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