Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh, Author at Alt News

Thorough hand-washing with an ordinary soap is effective in killing coronavirus (COVID-19)

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh14th March 202015th March 2020

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has given rise to medical advisories floating on social media and in the media. One such advisory promotes the use of soap. CLAIM However,…

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Sci-check: Do masks help to prevent the spread of coronavirus?

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh & Dr Sharfaroz Satani14th March 2020

The outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to medical advisories circulating on social media. Alt News recently debunked a viral text falsely accredited to the UNICEF. This was also…

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Sci-check: Coronavirus advisory falsely attributed to UNICEF viral on social media

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh & Dr Sharfaroz Satani13th March 202014th March 2020

A viral text about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been circulating on social media which claims to be from UNICEF. The text appears like an advisory for the prevention and…

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Coronavirus in broiler chicken? H5N1 bird flu outbreak in China falsely linked with CoV

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh10th February 202010th February 2020

China culled around 18,000 chickens in Shaoyang city in the southern province of Hunan as a result of a flu outbreak, amidst the coronavirus epidemic. Social media rumours in India…

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AYUSH ministry’s claim that Unani practices can prevent coronavirus infection is false

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh5th February 2020

Coronavirus (CoV) is the latest pandemic that has emerged from Wuhan, China and has spread to over 24 countries including India. New research has estimated that over 371 people have…

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No, homeopathic drug ‘Arsenicum album 30’ cannot prevent Coronavirus infection, as claimed by AYUSH ministry

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh31st January 20202nd September 2020

Coronavirus is the latest pandemic that has emerged from Wuhan, China and has spread to 16 countries including Thailand, France, Philippines, USA, Australia and India. Over 170 people have died…

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Dengue cannot be cured or prevented with homeopathic treatment Eupatorium Perfoliatum

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh22nd November 20191st December 2019

Like every year, the cases for mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue, have spiked in different parts of India after the end of the summer season. This year the epidemic has…

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Coconut oil cannot protect against dengue viral infection

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh15th November 2019

Like every year, the cases for the mosquito-borne diseases, Dengue and Chikungunya, have spiked in different parts of India after the end of the summer season. This year the epidemic…

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The link between litchis, malnourishment and the death of over 100 children in Bihar

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh19th June 201919th June 2019

More than 100 children have died in Bihar recently. The children present themselves in the early hours of the morning with symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea, altered consciousness or…

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After falsely claiming FDA approval, IIT-Delhi startup Sanfe falsely claim AYUSH ministry approval

Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh & Sabeeh Kamil7th May 20197th May 2019

On 8th of March 2019, four IIT-Delhi entrepreneurs launched a product called ‘Sanfe Period Pain Relief Roll-On’ that claimed to help with menstrual pain. The start-up group (Redroom Technology Private…