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"Don't put garlic in your nose": The dangers of sinusitis misinformation on TikTok (www.psypost.org)
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[–] intrepid@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Please learn elementary anatomy and physiology. You don't have to get a medical degree. High school level knowledge will do.

This dangerous misinformation wouldn't get shared around, if people knew about mucous membranes.

[–] frog@beehaw.org 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Please learn elementary anatomy and physiology. You don’t have to get a medical degree. High school level knowledge will do.

Or failing that, learn enough critical thinking skills to be able to tell the difference between a reputable source and a wannabe celebrity influencer who will say anything for attention.

I don't have a huge level of knowledge of anatomy or physiology, but I can tell the NHS website is going to have more accurate and trustworthy information than an attention-seeking influencer.