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Blunt comment from stem cell industry insider in defense of RTT & Texas Law

February 1, 2021 / By / 6 Comments
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My recent post on the push for National Right-To-Try (RTT) including a detailed comment from ISSCR stirred some animated feedback. In the spirit of encouraging diverse discussion, here I am posting a striking comment I received from a stem cell industry insider regarding that post on RTT as it relates to stem cells and s/he was especially …

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Utah stem cell law OKs non-FDA approved placental cell drug therapies likely sparking conflict

March 25, 2024 / By / 21 Comments
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Utah appears ready to pass a new stem cell law that would explicitly allow clinical use of non-FDA-approved placental cell drug therapies in the state. Bill 199 seems likely to set up a conflict with the FDA that may land in court. The key part of the bill says: “A health care provider whose scope …

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Texas Gov Abbott pandemic hypocrisy on abortion vs. stem cell clinics

February 1, 2021 / By / 9 Comments
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has effectively banned abortions in his state during the COVID-19 pandemic, but his reasoning makes no sense and is inconsistent with his policies more generally on health-care clinics. The Tribune notes that while “Abbott’s original ban was intended to preserve medical resources”, his own statements contradict that, including “On Friday, he …

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Update on state laws on stem cell clinics: California, Washington, & Florida

February 1, 2021 / By / 2 Comments
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California broke new ground with our stem cell law that went into effect on January 1. It requires stem cell clinic firms to post notices informing patients of important information such as the fact that their offerings are non-FDA approved. At this point, 4+ months into the enforcement period, I’m not sure if anyone has …

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Why did Texas A&M ink big deal with stem cell clinic firm Celltex on exosomes?

February 1, 2021 / By / 4 Comments
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The recent news that Texas A&M University has inked a full-blown deal with the direct-to-consumer stem cell clinic firm Celltex struck me as an unusual development. Recently we’ve seen more universities exploring the use of stem cells outside of the traditional FDA clinical trial process that is fundamentally based on an investigational new drug application (IND). Some …

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Reactions to California’s new stem cell law on non-FDA approved clinic offerings

February 1, 2021 / By / 6 Comments
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What does the wide stem cell and regenerative medicine community think of California’s new stem cell law requiring that clinics selling non-FDA approved stem cell offerings make specific disclosures to prospective customers and that the state medical board keep track of how this all unfolds? You probably already know that I am supportive of the …

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Push for National Right-To-Try Law Raises Concerns in Stem Cell Community

February 1, 2021 / By / 7 Comments
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Right-To-Try laws have been passed in many states across America, paving the way in theory for gravely ill patients to have the right to try unproven treatments of various kinds, and now there is a serious push underway for a national Right-To-Try law. What is a Right-To-Try law? Typically, these Right-To-Try laws allow for a patient …

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Battle over Texas stem cell legislation flares as it nears end

February 1, 2021 / By / 2 Comments
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Will Texas go it alone by giving stem cell clinics free rein or will it break new ground by passing laws that promote reasonable stem cell clinical practices with safeguards? Some middle ground? It’s a dramatic moment for the stem cell field as legislation under consideration in Texas could have big impact on stem cell businesses …

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Risky Pro-Stem Cell Clinic Bills Still Alive in Texas Legislature

February 1, 2021 / By / 14 Comments
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The Texas Legislature is considering three risky bills that would give free rein to stem cell clinics to profit big time off of patients by selling unproven and unapproved “stem cell treatments” that have little if any science behind them. I call one of these bills “Right to Profit” for clinics, which if these became …

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