澳大利亚作家Hannah McElhinney的表妹Lauren因陷入社交媒体关于替代疗法的信息漩涡而最终丧生。1Lauren在16岁左右被诊断为慢性疲劳综合征，随后又被诊断为纤维肌痛症。1到2018年左右，她被错误诊断为慢性莱姆病，这一诊断导致她走上危险的替代治疗之路。1
在这个过程中，Lauren尝试了包括兽用伊维菌素、二氧化氯（漂白剂）、蜂蛰疗法和Gerson疗法在内的多种危险替代疗法。12022年10月，Lauren前往马来西亚接受高温疗法治疗，最终在Johor Bahru医院死亡。1家人得知噩耗的方式令人悲痛——他们是通过Facebook陌生人的消息才了解到Lauren的去世。1
为了记录这段经历，Hannah撰写了《Wormhole》一书。1
Australian author Hannah McElhinney's cousin Lauren died during heat therapy treatment in Malaysia in October 2022, a tragedy that McElhinney has documented in her book Wormhole.1 Lauren had initially been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome around age 16, followed by a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.1 Around 2018, she was misdiagnosed with chronic Lyme disease, an error that set her on a dangerous path toward increasingly risky alternative treatments promoted through social media.1
Over time, Lauren experimented with a series of hazardous therapies, including veterinary-grade ivermectin, chlorine dioxide (bleach), bee venom therapy, and Gerson therapy.1 In October 2022, she traveled to Malaysia to undergo heat therapy treatment, seeking yet another unproven cure.1 Lauren died during the procedure at a hospital in Johor Bahru, with her family learning of her death only through a message from a stranger on Facebook.1 McElhinney's account highlights the dangers of medical misinformation spread online and calls for greater attention and scrutiny from healthcare systems toward patients with mysterious chronic illnesses.1
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