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September 19, 2021

People dropped whisky into their noses to treat Spanish flu. Here’s what else they took that would raise eyebrows today

Philippa Martyr, The University of Western Australia

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others all had their own cures for the Spanish flu. But some of these may have made things worse.

July 22, 2020

Ozayr Patel, The Conversation and Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation

Fake drugs are doing the rounds in Ghana and Nigeria. What can be done about this?

March 31, 2020

Wuraola Akande-Sholabi, University of Ibadan

Nigeria’s reliance on drug importation is worrisome as COVID-19 pandemic rages.

June 24, 2019

Susanne Lundin, Lund University and Rui Liu, Lund University

People are increasingly considering themselves experts on drugs.

Wuraola Akande-Sholabi
Lecturer, University of Ibadan
Philippa Martyr
Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women's Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Susanne Lundin
Professor of Ethnology, Lund University
Rui Liu
Researcher, Lund University