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Health
Boil water advisories: VERIFY fact sheet
Health
No, ‘Sugar Defender’ supplements cannot cure diabetes
There isn’t a cure for diabetes, and the FDA says that there are no dietary supplements that can treat diabetes, either.
Health
Yes, March is a popular month for vasectomies so men can recover while watching March Madness
Many men choose March to get vasectomies so they can recover while watching the NCAA Tournament, experts told VERIFY.
Pop Culture
Olivia Rodrigo didn’t give out abortion medication at her concert
Emergency contraceptives were handed out to some concertgoers at Olivia Rodrigo’s world tour stop in St. Louis, not abortion pills like social posts falsely claimed.
Health
Seasonal allergy treatments: VERIFY Fact Sheet
Should you start taking your allergy medicine now? We VERIFY the answer to that and other common questions about allergy treatments.
Health
Seasonal allergy treatments: what we can VERIFY
Should you start taking your allergy medicine before spring begins? Is honey an effective remedy for symptoms? We VERIFY answers to common questions about spring all
Immigration
No, the VA is not providing or paying for medical care for migrants
Critics of President Biden claim his Department of Veterans Affairs is putting immigrants ahead of vets. Here’s what’s actually happening.
Immigration
No, the VA is not paying for medical care for migrants
Critics of President Biden claim his Department of Veterans Affairs is putting immigrants ahead of vets. Here’s what’s actually happening.
Health
Yes, yawning really is contagious
Scientists classify yawns as either spontaneous or contagious. The latter happens when people yawn after seeing someone else yawn.
Health
Yes, yawning really is contagious
Yawning is contagious in people and some highly social animals, including birds, cats, dogs and primates. Scientists still don’t know why we yawn.
Health
No, Israeli citizens don’t get free healthcare, organ donations in the U.S.
Medical tourists pay for their treatment like American patients. There's no exemption for Israelis, as viral posts claim.
Israel-Hamas War
Israelis don't get free healthcare, organ donations in the U.S.
Medical tourists pay for their treatment like American patients. There's no exemption for Israelis, as viral posts claim.
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