Are you discussing the article or specifically folks reactions in this thread? Per the article, he had reasonably good odds of recovery had he taken a traditional route. I think it's absolutely fair to say that, if your end goal is living on (it's fair if it's not that), you should generally trust doctors and medical science in aggregate over the internet, though there are certainly times when modern medicine fails.
If it becomes ableist to critique those who follow fake medical advice from the internet, how would we reduce the this happening? If people are dying as a result, that's a public health issue and it deserves attention.
If it becomes ableist to critique those who follow fake medical advice from the internet, how would we reduce the this happening? If people are dying as a result, that's a public health issue and it deserves attention.