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Almost as many health appointments were cancelled by hospitals as were the result of patients not turning up.
Publisher’s rating: Accurate with consideration. In 2017/18, hospitals cancelled more appointments (175,428) than patients not showing up (139,351). However, in the same period, patients cancelled notably more appointments (207,960) than hospitals did. Hospitals account for 34% and patients 66% of all appointments scheduled but not held.
她用公廁洗手乳洗手 竟全身現血瘡、臉腐蝕如殭屍
Publisher’s rating: 錯誤
The claim concerns Rachel Star Withers and alleges that washing her hands with soap from a public restroom dispenser caused an infection that produced widespread sores and severe facial damage. The Taiwan FactCheck Center’s investigation examined that specific allegation, rather than disputing that Withers had experienced a serious facial skin condition. It located her YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram accounts and reports that those accounts included photographs and descriptions of her illness and recovery.
你 LINE 收到影片，說喝熱水補腎的說法。但內容卻描述喝冰水會「腰背酸痛、記憶力減退、四肢麻木」的狀況。
Publisher’s rating: 半數屬實
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard claims the number of patients attending emergency in NSW hospitals has risen 42 per cent since 2010 and the percentage of serious cases has also increased.
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False - Mostly false with one minor element of truth.
25 วิธีทำให้ฟันขาว
Publisher’s rating: จริงบางส่วน ไม่ควรแชร์
Viral messages claim swine flu can be treated by Himalaya's Septilin.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
กลั้นตดจะทำให้ตดไปเลี้ยงสมอง
Publisher’s rating: ไม่จริง ไม่ควรแชร์
A viral message on social media advises people against consuming paracetamol tablets with 'P-500' written on them.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Health Minister Brad Hazzard claims NSW beats all the other states and territories in delivering on-time elective surgery, a measure which the AMA NSW believes is limited and does not provide a true picture.
Publisher’s rating: True - The checkable claims are all true.
ตรวจดูทารกในครรภ์ด้วย MRI
Publisher’s rating: แชร์ได้ แต่ต้องอธิบายเพิ่ม
เท้าปุกรักษาได้ หากรักษาแต่เล็กๆ
Publisher’s rating: ชัวร์ แชร์ได้
อาการปัสสาวะขัดเป็นสัญญาณบอกโรค
Publisher’s rating: จริงบางส่วน ไม่ควรแชร์
New cases of deadly Lassa fever in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital
Publisher’s rating: False
飯後喝涼水等於得癌症
Publisher’s rating: 錯誤
The review investigated a circulating message claiming that drinking cool water after a meal causes cancer. The message said cool water turns recently absorbed fat solid, interferes with digestion and leads to cancer; it was also attributed to Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je. The review checked both the attribution and the medical claim. The Taipei City Government’s deputy spokesperson said Ko had never made the statement, and the review concluded the message was not his opinion. [S1: “近日LINE等通訊軟體及網路上流傳「飯後喝涼水等於得癌症。……。涼水能將剛吸收的油質立刻變成固態，從而影響消化……很快形成脂肪，導致癌的生成，所以餐後要喝熱飲。」等訊息（見下圖），並標示是現任台北市長柯文哲之意見。”] [S1: “查核中心致電台北市政府查證，北市府副發言人柯昱安回應：「柯市長從未在網路講述任何醫療偏方，僅說明保健常識，所以此訊息跟柯市長完全無任何關係。」”] For the health claim, the review consulted Chen Hsin-yu, a gastroenterologist at Cathay General Hospital. Chen said there was no scientific basis for the claim and explained that water cooler than body temperature is quickly brought above 30°C in the body, so it does not cause fat to solidify internally as the message described. [S1: “陳信佑醫師表示，「飯後喝涼水得癌症」是沒有任何科學根據的說法。人類是恆溫的哺乳動物，喝溫度低於體溫的水，數秒內就會被體溫調控至30度以上，所以在現實生活中不會發生喝涼水導致體內脂肪凝成固態的情況。”] The review also cautioned against the message’s implication that hot drinks are necessarily beneficial. Chen said excessively hot drinks can cause lasting burns at the esophagus and the junction between the esophagus and stomach, increasing the risk of esophageal and cardia cancers. The review further noted that heavy consumption of sugary drinks—and the associated obesity and metabolic risks—was a more important concern than avoiding cool water. [S1: “陳信佑醫師也指出，目前臨床上已經證實，人類喝太燙的熱飲會導致食道和胃交接口的長期灼燒，提高罹患食道癌與賁門癌的風險，因此並非喝熱飲就有益身體健康，還是要注意溫度。”] [S1: “大量攝取糖分帶來的肥胖與三高才是造成心血管疾病與癌症的重要風險”]