Trick or Treatment: Investigating Alternative Treatment in the Time of COVID-19

EpiToMe

To tackle the COVID-19 infodemic, let’s learn how to analyze research, identify fake news and determine for yourselves the role that alternative treatment can play in your health.

(This podcast is made by Aluquin , Corto , Gomez, Ronquillo , Simbulan, and Sy.

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