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j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Really compelling examination by @hkerman.bsky.social of what makes alternative medicine so alluring to patients and potentially instructive for doctors today—as well as what makes it so dangerous! www.statnews.com/2026/04/29/a...

Ozone therapy preceded the Make America Healthy Again movement, but the two are spiritual twins. It is a highly technological promised panacea whose main benefit seems to be the intake visit, the relationship you have with your practitioner, and the beautifully lit, incense-scented office you visit. These practitioners have opted out of the mainstream system by not accepting insurance—but it’s a privilege that few patients can claim.

Ozone is a good symbol for health grift, as its practitioners also seem to believe deeply in their product — though it is hard to separate belief from the economic incentives. It is hard for practitioners of Western medicine, taught not to overpromise and often faced with unfixable cases, to counter that confidence. It is true that doctors can misdiagnose or undertreat, but it is also true that, sometimes, people cannot be cured. There is not a fix for everything. But this truth is anathema in a culture where billionaires expect to live forever and encounters with disease are wars to be fought and won.

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j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Really compelling examination by @hkerman.bsky.social of what makes alternative medicine so alluring to patients and potentially instructive for doctors today—as well as what makes it so dangerous! www.statnews.com/2026/04/29/a...

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