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FDA spike: clinic supplier Liveyon warning letter & 483s; notice on exosome harms

February 1, 2021 / By / 13 Comments
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Friday and Saturday showed a burst in FDA activity related to unproven stem cells and regenerative products including a warning letter to the unproven perinatal “stem cell” provider Liveyon. This was an unusual 48-hour period and a very good one for those who believe in science-based regenerative medicine but in my view a bad day …

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Bad Batch podcast’s dark picture of perinatal stem cell industry

February 1, 2021 / By / 4 Comments
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I finished listening to the first 6 episodes of the Bad Batch podcast last week. The series is by medical journalist Laura Beil. I think there will be a 7th episode that’s a Q&A. I highly recommend listening to the series even if parts are wrenching at times like how much patients and families have …

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Bad Batch podcast is must listen for stem cell community

February 1, 2021 / By / 10 Comments
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I’m relatively new to podcasts, but am enjoying a new stem cell-focused one called Bad Batch by medical journalist Laura Beil, which I’ve been listening to in the car as I commute. I just finished episode three. I’m curious to hear how the next few episodes of the story unfold. I talked and emailed with …

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Sales of ‘zombie’, birth-related ‘stem cells’ continue to mushroom

February 1, 2021 / By / 15 Comments
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The birth-related stem cell clinic industry is a serious problem for patients, the stem cell field, and the FDA as the clinics sell more and more of what I think of as “zombie” injections. One of the biggest changes in the last 2 years in the unproven stem cell clinic arena was predicted by the …

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FDA under Scott Gottlieb goes large on stem cell clinics with crackdown likely

February 1, 2021 / By / 7 Comments
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The US has been bursting at the seams with unproven stem cell clinics for years, which in my view necessitates some kind of bold action by the FDA and other governmental agencies so I’ve wondered what new FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb would do on this front. The lead up to and beginning of a …

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FDA recalls Liveyon stem cell product: blow to big clinic supplier?

February 1, 2021 / By / 33 Comments
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The FDA has issued a recall of the main stem cell product of a California firm called Liveyon that is linked to unproven stem cell clinics. The recall seems to have been due to “adverse reactions.” An emerging big player in the birth-related stem cell clinic area? I’ve been hearing the name Liveyon pop up …

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