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Muddy waters: stem cell clinic calls itself CIRM & docuseries sparks controversy

June 16, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 6

We’re seeing more muddy waters in the stem cell universe. A chiropractic stem cell and alternative medicine clinic has popped up calling itself, of all things, CIRM. On another front, an already controversial docuseries set to air tomorrow combines interviews […]

Ben Greenfield US Stem Cell DIY stem cell administration

Stunning video of DIY self-injection of apparent US Stem Cell product posted after court loss

June 12, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 3

A fitness guru named Ben Greenfield has now reported self-injecting non-FDA approved stem cells. He says the stem cells came from a clinic that lost a big federal court case 9 days ago. Greenfield posted a Facebook video of the […]

About that Captain Kirk ‘stem cell treatment’

June 9, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 5

When we mix celebrities like William Shatner who played Captain Kirk on the original Star Trek series with stem cells, things usually end badly. For this reason when I read that Shatner had gotten a supposed stem cell treatment, I […]

Reactions to historic stem cell clinic court loss, new court order, & what happens next?

June 5, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 16

It’s been a big week already for the stem cell field due to the court ruling against US Stem Cell Inc. and that the FDA can define stromal vascular fraction (SVF) as a drug (see my old rough sketch of […]

Fallout of big court loss for stem cell clinic whose leader tweeted conspiracy claim

June 4, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 2

As I broke the news yesterday, the high-profile fat stem cell clinic firm U.S. Stem Cell (USRM) just lost a groundbreaking court case. Here is the FDA’s official reaction today to the court ruling. Also, since the ruling major media […]

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