BAD INFLUENCE: HOW THE INTERNET HIJACKED OUR HEALTH (PB)

With GP appointments increasingly hard to access and treatment often slow to follow, influencers have stepped in to fill a very real gap, offering empathy, advice and solutions to the health questions we can’t afford to ignore. Exploring the transformation of a healthcare landscape driven by algorithm, Dr Deborah Cohen reveals the truth behind Ozempic influencers, AI-powered diagnoses, ‘preventative’ screening and Instagram’s favourite wearable tech. Bad Influence is about the commodification of health in an age of anxiety and why it’s so difficult to distinguish medicine from marketing.