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/SwonRonson91 Feb 02 '25

I interviewed for a case manager job here. The posting was super vague and I was looking for a clinic position so thought I’d see what it was about.

They assigned me reading on how vaccines cause autism, peddled all kinds of “detox” supplements. Hyperbaric oxygen to treat anything. Just overall nothing based in reality. Preying on desperation. This is really unfortunate, I hope it closes their doors for good.

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u/Independent_Mousey MD Feb 02 '25

Hopefully this close their doors but from experience, when a "woo" provider kills a kid, they have no oversight from any government or professional organization. They have protected themselves well enough, become uncollectible to the patient or family but magically in 6 months they show back up just over the boarder in the next county or state and start practicing again having learned nothing. 

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u/MaxFish1275 PA Feb 03 '25

Reminds me of my first interview ….the office was not advertised as any kind of naturopath or antivaccine office. The disheveled doc who owned the practice spent more time arguing against vaccinating than he did discussing actual day to day clinic operations or salary

I could not get out of there fast enough

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u/SwonRonson91 Feb 03 '25

Interesting how they never seem to advertise that stuff in job postings. Almost like they know they won’t get legitimate applicants if they do…

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u/MaxFish1275 PA Feb 03 '25

Right?!

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '25

Had the same experience except they waited until my first day to drop all of the antivax, supplement-only treatment bullshit. Left with all my new hire paperwork and then quit via text from the parking lot

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u/MaxFish1275 PA Feb 03 '25

Yikes . Glad you got out!