David Gorski, MD, PhD on Nostr: Two decades ago, I cut my skeptical teeth countering advertising for whole body scans ...
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"content": "Two decades ago, I cut my skeptical teeth countering advertising for whole body scans by companies making extravagant promises for their products. This particular medical fad faded for a while, but now it’s back with a vengeance…with AI! Looking at these products, what I see is basically the quackery that is functional medicine on steroids and powered by AI. https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2023/07/17/whole-body-scans-back-from-the-grave-and-ready-to-party/\n\nhttps://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/110/730/035/080/644/800/original/1f9f0487859a84a5.jpg",
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