HEALTH

The 10 fake news that put your health at serious risk

It is increasingly difficult to distinguish real news from fake news. Even in the medical and scientific fields, the use of the net by users is massive.

That is why clarity is needed. Have you, for example, paid attention to how much fake news affects us in our daily lives? Even more so in the Covid era, with daily controversies about vaccines and more or less inaccurate and false assumptions about the spread of the virus.

But there are 10 in particular that are usually used creating misinformation.

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Beware of "Fake News" on the subject of health
It is increasingly difficult to distinguish real news from fake news. Even in the medical and scientific fields, the use of the net by users is massive. This is why clarity is needed. Here are the 10 most common ones to avoid.
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Covid
Fake news: The vaccine overloads the immune system.
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Heart attack
Fake news: I am a woman and therefore I don't have to worry about the possibility of heart attack and cardiovascular disease, but i need to worry about breast cancer.
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Diabetes
Fake news: insulin makes you fat.
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Nutrition - overweight
Fake news: To lose weight just eat less.
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Depression
Fake news: From depression you can never recover.
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Genetics
Fake news: With the genetic tests available today, it is possible to rule out during pregnancy and without resorting to invasive techniques such as amniocentesis all genetic diseases that could affect the fetus.
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Radiology
Fake news: Artificial intelligence and robots will be the new players in Medicine, and physicians their "assistants."
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Psoriasis
Fake news: Psoriasis is a psychosomatic disease.
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Childhood
Fake news: My son has a fever, I definitely need to bring it down.
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Dermatology
Fake news: trauma or bleeding is a risk factor for the transformation of moles into cancer.
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