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Health
Our coverage of health issues and health misconceptions and disinformation, including fact checks, fact sheets, multimedia stories, and in-depth reports. The health topics covered in this microsite are those that have gained the most prominence among Filipinos based on VERA Files' coverage. These include cancer and other non-communicable diseases, maternal and reproductive health, food and nutrition, traditional medicine, vaccines, COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, and mental health.
Latest Stories
FACT CHECK: Claim that garlic water is ‘natural cure’ for hypertension NEEDS CONTEXT
By VERA Files
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May 5, 2026
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A video on Facebook claims that drinking water with a few cloves of garlic is a "natural cure" for high blood pressure. This needs context.
FACT CHECK: No flu outbreak, mask mandate, nor lockdowns this October
By VERA Files
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Oct 29, 2025
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The Department of Health clarified that the government has no plans to implement a lockdown. There is no flu outbreak.
FACT CHECK: Video of softdrinks’ effect on kids INACCURATE, AI-GENERATED
By VERA Files
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Jul 23, 2025
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The digestive process presented in the reel is inaccurate. The original publisher included a disclaimer that the content was created using AI.
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