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Doctors dismiss TikTok potato juice ‘cure’ as dangerous

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Despite users on the platform yammering on that drinking potato juice has cured their strep A infection, some doctors have dubbed it “one of the most dangerous videos” they’ve ever been sent.

The group A streptococcus bacteria, which causes strep throat, is treatable and produces symptoms like a

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