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Report from Medical Board of California meeting on stem cell clinics

September 18, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 3

This afternoon I attended and gave public comment at the Medical Board of California stem cell task force meeting on unproven stem cell clinics. There were about 40 people attending. In part this meeting is a consequence of the national […]

The Stem Cell Institute; stem cells for autism

Top journal erred with Panama clinic stem cell for autism paper

September 15, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 20

Amongst all that is bouncing around within the stem cell clinic maelstrom out there, one thing stands out for me as the most troubling. I’m talking about for-profit experimentation on children, such as injection of kids with unproven stem cells […]

Richard Garr Q&A on his new Right-To-Try firm Beacon of Hope

September 12, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 6

A new right-to-try company called Beacon of Hope is stirring some intense discussion. State and federal right-to-try laws could potentially change the fabric of how many investigational studies are conducted. That may happen through firms like Beacon of Hope. However, […]

StemGenex clinic bankruptcy reveals surprises including huge revenue

September 11, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 4

How much money and how many patients do stem cell clinics like San Diego’s StemGenex make each year? A new court document has some insights from an unexpected angle. I’ve been following StemGenex for years here on The Niche. It’s […]

FDA warns another perinatal stem cell supplier Stemell

September 10, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 1

As part of its stepped up approach to unproven stem cell marketing, the FDA issued another warning letter to a perinatal (birth-related) stem cell supplier. It’s interesting to see the FDA doing more specifically about suppliers and not just focusing […]

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ICYMI: My report from yesterday's Med Board of California meeting on stem cell clinics. This might have been a historical 1st kind of mtg in the nation https://t.co/qGjcEVAx4T including helpful talk by @drcharitydean from the Board of Health #stemcells @erinallday @ArthurCaplan

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As Google bans ads for unproven stem cell interventions, SEO firms see an opportunity to exploit. "As of September 2019, we are the first and only SEO agency that specializes in getting stem cell clinics on top of Google and Bing." https://t.co/oC5I2nv5u3 cc: @ISSCR

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Paul Knoepfler@pknoepfler·

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This 2014 interview I did with Director Zarin of https://t.co/izB0l8CLuq is worth another read today & note my questions to her as much as her answers. Not much has improved in 5 years https://t.co/dcEvhqw4kV #stemcells #FDA #bioethics

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