Discuss how the Celebrity Medicine Syndrome has affected the views of people in 2013 when this article was written through today in 2021. What changes, if any, have taken place within this phenomenon? Consider if this phenomenon is exclusive to medicine or if it may also extend into other areas of life and public attention such as business, politics, civic responsibility, climate change, and other areas where celebrities may give their opinion even if they have no experience or education in the field. Do social media influencers have the same influence on their followers as these celebrities have, and if so to what extent?

Do you believe that that this phenomenon is good or bad for our society and what, if anything, should be done about it?