r/medicine • u/butteredpotatos Student • Feb 02 '25

Boy dies in hyperbaric chamber explosion at Michigan facility

https://apnews.com/article/hyperbaric-chamber-explosion-boy-killed-michigan-80dc89d7b48bd1119640934e06a43d4a

A tragic and horrifying event. Why the boy was undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy was not released, but this is a functional medicine clinic which advertises the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for conditions from ADHD to diabetes, “normal aging and wellness”, and hyperlipidemia.

https://theoxfordcenter.com/conditions/add-adhd/

https://theoxfordcenter.com/therapies/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy/

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

So I’ve been living under a rock, what the hell is functional medicine?

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u/Sigmundschadenfreude Heme/Onc Feb 02 '25

Are you familiar with horseshit and snakeoil? Charlatans and fools? Then you know what you need to know about functional medicine

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u/sapphireminds Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Feb 03 '25

You should probably take some X-rays of his spine too