Doctors in Moscow will examine public health advice

Doctors in Moscow will scientifically examine public health beliefs

Odnoklassniki and the Moscow Department of Health have launched a new information project in which doctors will evaluate health advice commonly followed by the public. The project will also cover first-aid mistakes, misconceptions about flu vaccines and telemedicine services at outpatient clinics.

Scraper SystemOctober 13, 2026, 01:50 PM

Doctors in Moscow will scientifically examine public health beliefs

Odnoklassniki and the Moscow Department of Health have launched "Grandma recommended it, a doctor examined it", a project in which doctors will evaluate health advice passed down through generations.

Specialists working at hospitals and outpatient clinics in Moscow will examine various pieces of advice familiar since childhood from a scientific perspective. They will assess the benefits of raspberry tea, whether vitamin C prevents the common cold, the effects of soaking feet in hot water and using mustard plasters, whether people should wrap themselves tightly when they have a fever, and whether ice cream can ease a sore throat.

Raspberry tea with honey

Common first-aid mistakes will be explained

One section of the project will focus on common mistakes in first aid. General practitioners in Moscow will explain that frostbitten hands should not be rubbed with snow, that oil or sour cream should not be applied to burns, and that the head should not be tilted back during a nosebleed.

Doctors will also assess misconceptions prevalent in society about flu vaccines. In addition, information will be provided about the capabilities of telemedicine consultations available at outpatient clinics across the city.

Mustard plasters

Health knowledge will be tested through videos and quizzes

The content program will feature short videos titled "Fact or myth?" as well as thematic information cards, polls and content titled "What should you do?" Users will be able to test their health literacy with a special quiz and edit their photos using frames created for the project.

A competition titled "Grandma recommended it" will also be held as part of the project. Users will be invited to share folk remedies using the #BüyükanneÖnerdi hashtag. The most unusual suggestions will be examined in separate content prepared by doctors, and five winners will receive prizes.

Doctors in Moscow will scientifically examine public health beliefs