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Category: Health

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong NOT endorsing hemorrhoid cream

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 04, 2022 9:59 AM

    A Facebook (FB) page has again used the name and face of cardiologist and social media personality Dr. Willie Ong, this time, to promote a hemorrhoid cream. It is bogus […]

    Doc Willie Ong

  • Categories Health News Seeing through the Smoke

    Health advocates warn of ‘vaping epidemic’ as Marcos Jr. lets vape bill lapse into law

    By Nica Rhiana Hanopol  |  Jul 26, 2022 8:42 PM

    Despite the loud applause on his call for a “stronger healthcare system” during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remained silent on […]

    vape bill

  • Categories FACT CHECK Health NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin makes unproven claim that dengue was ‘made and discovered’ in PH

    By VERA FILES  |  Jul 19, 2022 3:56 PM

    The World Health Organization, in a 1996 study on dengue, said, “The exact date when dengue fever was first recognized in the world is still obscure.” Experts also note that the origin of the dengue virus is not yet clear because of its shared clinical symptoms with other mosquito-borne viral illnesses.

    dengue, Janette Garin

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Warm drinks, ice chips both OK vs sore throat, contrary to TikTok doc’s claim

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 09, 2022 2:38 AM

    A doctor on TikTok claims it is wrong to drink warm water to soothe a sore throat and advised the public to eat ice chips or drink cold water instead. […]

    sore throat

  • VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post carries FALSE claims on treating fever
    Categories FACT CHECK FB FC Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post carries FALSE claims on treating fever

    By VERA Files Fact Check  |  Jul 08, 2022 12:36 PM

    An incorrect health advice on treating fever has been circulating on Facebook (FB) for months, drawing different reactions from readers.

    fever

  • Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Galvez claim that PH hit vaxx target needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 01, 2022 3:47 PM

    Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., head of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, claimed that the government had achieved its goal of fully vaccinating 70 million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term on June 30. This claim needs context.

    CARLITO GALVEZ JR., covid-19 vaccination

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Montemayor’s claim that COVID-19 vaccines expose people to infection is BASELESS

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 25, 2022 8:58 PM

    Presidential candidate Jose “Joey” Montemayor’s claim that the COVID-19 vaccine has a “reverse” effect and exposes people to infection has no basis.

    COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine

  • VERA Files Health Comics launch
    Categories COVID-19 Watch Health Learning Corner News

    VERA Files Komiks handbook to address worsening health disinformation in PH

    By Bryan Manalang  |  Feb 25, 2022 12:28 PM

    Medical experts on Thursday said the Philippines has grown into a prime hub for health mis- and disinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    COVID19PH, Meedan

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PAO chief Acosta wrongly claims vaccinated individuals ‘don’t have immunity’ vs COVID-19

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 03, 2022 12:23 PM

    Vaccinated individuals do develop immunity against the COVID-19 virus. This protection, however, is not perfect, as with other health interventions, according to the World Health Organization.

    COVID-19 vaccine, covid-19PH, immunity, Persida Acosta

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Fact Sheet Health News

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: When will the COVID-19 pandemic end?

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 31, 2022 8:34 PM

    Two years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Duterte administration has signaled the country’s “shift” from a “pandemic paradigm” to learning how to live with the virus in 2022.

    COVID-19

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