Detecting Misleading Information on COVID-19

Data, information, and knowledge amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Converting data into information, knowledge, and then wisdom is the most onerous part of science, especially biological sciences. More attention must be paid to the difficulty inherent in this process amid the emergence and the spread of a novel virus, since neglecting the distinction between these epistemic categories can lead to incomplete and even incorrect identification of the causes and t...

covid-19 disease in the elderly and information on physical illnesses

A review on COVID-19 in dentistry

Background and Aim: Coronaviruses generally cause mild to moderate respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in humans and animals, but the new coronavirus has created one of the biggest problems for human health on Earth. Prior to December 2019, Corona virus viruses have seriously attacked human populations twice in the form of MERS and SARS diseases. Coronavirus has now caused millions of p...

Misleading Information on the Properties of Vitamin C

Steve Hickey, Hilary Roberts The Cochrane review by Douglas et al. [1], which is referenced in the Best Practice article by Douglas and Hemilä [2], covers 60 years of research into vitamin C and the common cold. However, the review omits pharmacokinetic data that invalidate the conclusion that vitamin C is ineffective. This conclusion is not derivable from the data presented. The dual-phase pha...

The Challenges of Information Service related to the COVID-19 Crisis

Commentary.