HealthThe Guardian‘Keep away from the doctor’: a visit to an influencer’s wellness event, where the advice could kill
Australian wellness influencer Barbara O'Neill, banned from providing health services in Australia in 2019, is now running UK conferences where she tells audiences to avoid doctors, antibiotics and…
Barbara O’Neill, identified as a risk to public safety in Australia, dismisses antibiotics, vaccines and scientifically proven cancer treatment at UK conference
An undercover Guardian reporter attended a UK wellness conference run by Barbara O'Neill, where she advised audiences to avoid doctors, antibiotics, vaccines and proven cancer treatments.
O'Neill was banned from providing health services in Australia in 2019 after authorities found she posed a risk to public safety, but has since taken her events to the UK and Ireland.
Prominent doctors and scientists told the Guardian her advice is dangerous and could kill, yet she draws large paying audiences with tickets costing up to 1,300 pounds.
O'Neill was banned in Australia after authorities found she made dangerous claims not supported by evidence, so if you see her content shared online, prominent doctors warn her advice could be…
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