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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 May 2020

      Just discovered Kailo through a Youtube ad and it has impressed me yet again with the absolute gibberish that is sold FOR A LOT OF MONEYpic.twitter.com/JSZJNauSRV

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 May 2020

      The product claims to be the "future of pain relief" and uses an impressive amount of sciency language to describe itselfpic.twitter.com/nqRuSx0JLc

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 May 2020

      It has "nanocapacitors", it's the world's first "nanotech developed specifically for pain" It works like a "bio-antenna" It "works with the body's electrical field" NONE OF THIS MAKES THE SLIGHTEST SENSE

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 May 2020

      As far as I can tell - the product is very loosely described - the entire thing is a dermal patch that has some conductive particles trapped in gel It's basically a metal sticker. That's LITERALLY IT

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    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 May 2020

      And yet, raised $2mil on IndiGogo to start, and are now selling EACH PATCH for $120 USD For, as I said, what is essentially a metal sticker

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    6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 May 2020

      As far as I can tell, not a single scientific study looking at this despite the funding and hundreds of testimonials, which is completely unsurprising

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 May 2020

      Anyway, this is basically Power Band revisited but for pain, which to be honest is much worse and makes me quite angry @gorskon @CaulfieldTim

      3:07 PM - 10 May 2020
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        2. Beth Skwarecki‏Verified account @BethSkw 10 May 2020
          Replying to @GidMK @gorskon @CaulfieldTim

          It’s a sticker, huh? *reads thread * It’s a sticker.

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 May 2020
          Replying to @BethSkw @gorskon @CaulfieldTim

          A sticker with "nanoceptors" that should be placed "between the brain and the pain"

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        2.  💧Leah Dwyer  💉 💉 😷‏ @KarenLeahDwyer2 10 May 2020
          Replying to @GidMK @gorskon @CaulfieldTim

          Unfortunately people who live with constant pain at some point are going to become desperate and all reason gets thrown out the window when that happens. Companies like this just sit and wait for that moment.

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        3. Victoria King‏ @victoriaj_king 17 May 2020
          Replying to @KarenLeahDwyer2 @GidMK and

          Agreed, Leah. I think it's especially insidious given the opiod problem that many societies face - I can't help but think of people for whom e.g. addiction Rx/therapies etc are out of reach for whatever reason, but they can perhaps get $120USD together.

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