VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB reel revives UNPROVEN claim about fish restriction for diabetics
A Facebook Reel revived a video where a naturopathy practitioner claimed that people with diabetes should not eat fish without scales.
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VERA Files Komiks handbook to address worsening health disinformation in PHL
Medical experts on Thursday said the Philippines has grown into a prime hub for health mis- and disinformation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Philippines has the highest rate of misinformation and the highest rate of beliefs in conspiracy theories,” medical anthropologist Dr. Michael Tan said in his opening message during…
Source: businessmirror.com.ph
Telemedicine as lifeline during Covid-19: Inquirer columnist
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Over the past year, we have seen telemedicine-i.e., the use of telecommunications technologies for different aspects of health care-become a regular feature of medical practice in the country, as Covid-19 cut off face-to-face consultations. Once a novelty conceived for distant communities or reserved for individuals unable to leave their homes, it has become the first point of encounter between doctors and patients; once a fringe pursuit and even a frowned-upon terrain, the internet has now become an even more essential domain in clinical...
Source: straitstimes.com