I’ll be on NPR’s @hereandnow w/Robin Young in about 40 minutes talking stem cell clinics.
#Stemcell clinics thrive in US despite lack of @US_FDA regs. Is it #SnakeOil? @Pknoepfler thinks so. https://t.co/NxJ5z3IVGw @hereandnow
— Karyn Miller-Medzon (@KBMM) September 1, 2016
Listen in if you have the chance and the segment will also be archived on their website.
The definition of “snake oil” is an apt description for what is offered by unregulated clinics: “A worthless preparation fraudulently peddled as a cure for many ills”.
Medical doctors are regulated by state medical boards, not the FDA.