A netizen who endorsed the use of amoxicillin to treat fever has pushed for more incorrect health advice that continues to gain traction months after it was posted. Doctors have warned against the use of the antibiotic without a proper prescription. (READ: VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts carry FALSE claims on treating fever)
An incorrect health advice on treating fever has been circulating on Facebook (FB) for months, drawing different reactions from readers.
Dr Liza Ramoso-Ong, wife of vice president candidate Doc Willie Ong, denied this in a phone call with VERA Files Fact Check.
There is no scientific evidence that putting onions under the feet cures coughs, colds, and fever, nor does it remove toxins from the body.
Sa ilang bahagi ng bansa, nag-report ang mga tao ng "pansamantalang kakulangan" ng mga brand ng paracetamol at gamot sa trangkaso sa mga lokal na parmasya kasunod ng biglaang pagdami ng mga karamdaman na parang trangkaso at coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections pagkatapos ng Pasko at dahil sa pagkalat ng Omicron variant.
In some parts of the country, people reported a “temporary shortage” of paracetamol brands and flu medication in local pharmacies following a sudden surge in the number of flu-like illnesses and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections after Christmas and due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
Isang infographic ang nagbigay kredito sa dating Kabayan Party-list representative na si Harry Roque bilang may-akda ng Universal Health Care Law. Nangangailangan ito ng konteksto dahil isa lamang siya sa mahigit isandaang iba pang mambabatas na nakalista bilang mga may-akda.
Roque is only one among over a hundred other lawmakers listed as authors of the measure.
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu inaccurately claimed that the Philippines was a commonwealth of the United States (U.S) when the Spanish flu ravaged the world in 1918.
Noong Hunyo 8, pinuna ng maraming netizens, kasama si Pinoy Ako Blog author Jover Laurio, ang tila salungat na mga pahayag ni San Juan City Mayor Francisco Zamora, na kamakailan ay tinukoy ang kanyang asawa bilang isang "stage 3 breast cancer patient" matapos na sabihing “cancer-free” ito pitong buwan na ang nakaraan.
