1. What are stem cells? What are the various types of stem cells? How are stem cells being used in medicine today? Can stem cells be packaged into pills and taken orally?

2. Stem cells are basically undifferentiated cells found in various organs of the body. Almost every organ has a reserve quantity of cells that are capable of maturing and replacing already existent cells in that organ.
3. There are different types of stem cells based on their origin and method by which they can be derived. There are embryonic, adult, tissue specific,multipotent, pluripotent, totipotent and induced pluripotent stem cells. See graphics below.
4. Stem cells are used in a variety of ways in medicine today. For instance, when a person has a blood or bone marrow disorder, they may receive a stem cell transplant. There is also a lot of work being done using stem cells on neurodegenerative disease research.
5. Stem cells, human stem cells need to be viable to be used in therapy. There is no way one can package then into capsules and administer them orally to a human being and immediately they find their way to a target organ 😂😂. Hakuna zvakadero. 6
6. Can you also package plant stem cells? Lol 😂... Why would you do that when you can simply eat the fruit you want and consume those stem cells?😂 What we extract from plants and fruits are extracts that can be packaged into various formulations.
7. Do pills made from fruit seed extracts boost stem cells and do you need to boost stem cell production in your body? This is slightly more complex. Boosting stem cell production isn't always a good thing. Uncontrolled stem cell turnover manifests in many cases as tumors.
8. You don't get better because you have simply boosted stem cells in your body. The body already has trillions of these cells in various organs and they are made every day. Only in specific conditions would you need to boost them and such therapy must be done correctly.
9. In conclusion, be careful of so called curative substances that treat every single disease under the sun. When in doubt contact Medicines Control Authority of ZImbabwe. Stay safe and don't pay for bogus therapies that could compromise your health in the end.

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You gotta think about this one carefully!

Imagine you go to the doctor and get tested for a rare disease (only 1 in 10,000 people get it.)

The test is 99% effective in detecting both sick and healthy people.

Your test comes back positive.

Are you really sick? Explain below 👇

The most complete answer from every reply so far is from Dr. Lena. Thanks for taking the time and going through


You can get the answer using Bayes' theorem, but let's try to come up with it in a different —maybe more intuitive— way.

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Here is what we know:

- Out of 10,000 people, 1 is sick
- Out of 100 sick people, 99 test positive
- Out of 100 healthy people, 99 test negative

Assuming 1 million people take the test (including you):

- 100 of them are sick
- 999,900 of them are healthy

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Let's now test both groups, starting with the 100 people sick:

▫️ 99 of them will be diagnosed (correctly) as sick (99%)

▫️ 1 of them is going to be diagnosed (incorrectly) as healthy (1%)

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@runciecwc Q1: So Runcie @runciecwc, we see all the amazing work you do as an advocate.
Can you share with us some of the work that you have been doing in cancer control in Nigeria?
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Q2: What is this @WHO Global Strategy to accelerate the Elimination of CervicalCancer? Can you elaborate on it?
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@runciecwc @WHO Q3: In your experience, so far what are the greatest challenges you have identified with cancer control in Nigeria?
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