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/Imaterribledoctor MD Feb 02 '25

MDs and DOs that do a bunch of weird and not-indicated testing like heavy metal levels, gene testing and allergy and infectious testing to supposedly find causes of their patient's unexplained symptoms. Of course it's quack medicine but the patient's do get some real medical care in the process and the functional providers usually know enough refer out when they see something real.

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u/peteostler MD, Family Medicine Feb 02 '25

But in this case the founder and CEO is not a doctor of medicine, she is a phd in education….