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: Drinking water with calamansi for 120 days will NOT clean the liver
By VERA Files
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Oct 15, 2024
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Neither hepatologists nor traditional medicine experts recommend drinking water mixed with calamansi juice to "clean" the liver.
Program boosts media reporting on public health vis-a-vis environment, climate change issues
By Kiara Gorrospe
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Sep 12, 2024
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A UP veterinarian said Filipinos' common encounters with animals in domestic, agricultural and wildlife settings pose potential risks for zoonotic disease transmission.
Rising hospital costs cancel out expanded PhilHealth benefits
By Rhoanne De Guzman
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Sep 12, 2024
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PhilHealth may be expanding its insurance coverage but rising hospital costs may be canceling out these benefits.
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