Month: May 2018

Up your nose? OMG Facebook video moments from clinic sued by DOJ

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, how about a Facebook video from a stem cell clinic? In my view it sure tells a story with some unusual twists. I wrote last week about this Facebook video by Kristin Comella, the leader of the publicly-traded stem cell clinic firm US Stem Cell, Inc. (USRM). As …

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DOJ cites The Niche blog in suit vs. stem cell clinic firm: what’s scoop?

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It was interesting to see that this blog The Niche was cited in the lawsuit filing by the DOJ in the U.S.A. vs. California Stem Cell Treatment Center, Cell Surgical Network (CSN), et al. case. Yeah, that lawsuit. This suit is part of the DOJ action yesterday that along with the other suit against US Stem Cell …

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Responses From Both US Stem Cell & Cell Surgical Network to DOJ Action

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I emailed the CSO of US Stem Cell, Kristin Comella, for any reaction to today’s big news of the DOJ filing suit against two stem cell clinic firms including hers seeking injunctions. I also emailed the leaders of the other firm, California Stem Cell Treatment Center/Cell Surgical Network. It’s important to include the clinic firms’ …

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In historic step, FDA & DOJ seek injunctions on 2 key unproven stem cell clinic firms

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The DOJ and FDA are seeking permanent injunctions in federal court against two of the most widespread and influential of the for-profit, unproven stem cell clinic firms in the U.S. This story is breaking so I’ll have more later this week. The take home is that I see this action as a positive, probably historic turning point …

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Stem cell clinic experimenting on patients with unapproved genetically modified ‘cancer vaccine’?

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What if it seemed based on the public statements of its leader that a business was using an unapproved and unproven, genetically-modified, stem cell-based ‘cancer vaccine’ on patients? Is that possible? Sometimes I think I’ve seen and heard it all when it comes to companies marketing non-FDA approved, scientifically unproven stem cell ‘therapies’ to patients …

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Stem cell news update: the good, the bad, & the weird

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With stem cells there’s always all kinds of developments and news every week or even every day. Here is an assortment in no particular order of some of the latest news including some across the spectrum including weird and sometimes stuff. The linked phrases are often the actual headlines of the media pieces. New CIRM …

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Key takeaways from unique North Dakota action on stem cell clinic

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Hat tip to North Dakota! You probably know by now that there are stem cell clinics in just about every state in the U.S. and some states and metro areas are hot spots. Heck, some of you reading this probably run such clinics. But did you know that of all the states, arguably North Dakota …

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Divots fly from CNN puff piece on Jack Nicklaus & unproven stem cells

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This past week’s coverage of unproven stem cells exhibited a wide range both in tone and in topics including golfer Jack Nicklaus. There were the three critical articles on clinics that I blogged about earlier and then there was a CNN puff piece by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Roni Selig mostly focused on Nicklaus. Note that …

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