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Stem Cells
Isaac Schultz
A team of neurologists are raising a red flag over risky and unproven stem cell therapies. Their new study suggests that their fellow doctors are frequently asked about these controversial procedures by desperate patients. Many doctors are also seeing patients with serious complications from stem cell therapy, including seizures, infections,…
Medical clinics that provide largely unregulated stem cell treatments are popping up all over the U.S.. But a new study out Friday suggests that these clinics aren’t all the same, and some might be more likely to give patients unsafe or useless treatments than others.
Doctors selling dubious stem cell treatments isn’t just a problem in the US, suggests a new study published in Regenerative Medicine. Clinics in Canada are also marketing these treatments directly to consumers, the study found, and seemingly misleading them about their benefits and risks.
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