Illness-identity marketplaces

Updated: 2025.08.07 7M ago 1 sources
Illness-centered identities can drive markets for unproven, risky treatments via advocacy and community dynamics. — Raises consumer protection and regulatory oversight questions for healthcare services and misinformation.

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Long Covid Can Be Both Psychosomatic And Real
Jesse Singal 2025.08.07 100% relevant
It notes chronic Lyme communities and exposure to dangerous experimental treatments as a cautionary analog.
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