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Fitness influencer Connor Murphy reportedly believed injecting gold could unlock extraordinary abilities. Experts say there is no scientific evidence supporting such claims, despite gold’s long history in medicine.
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Katharina Loesche

Impacts of gold injections explained after ‘looksmaxxer’ death

Claims of ‘superpowers’ have revived questions about gold’s surprising role in medicine.

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