Stem cell clinics that blinded women and used smallpox vaccine go to war with feds

Enlarge / FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb had vowed to crackdown on the dubious clinics. (credit: Getty | Zach Gibson) Two stem cell clinics will “vigorously defend” their dubious treatments against civil suits levied this week by the Department of Justice at the request of the Food and Drug Administration. The two clinics are no stranger […]

Dubious stem cell clinic got hold of smallpox vaccine. FDA just took it away

Enlarge / A syringe of cells prepared for stem cell therapies (credit: Getty | The Washington Post) The Food and Drug Administration just put dubious stem cell clinics on notice. The agency announced plans on Monday for new policies and enforcement efforts to stamp out what it called “unscrupulous actors” peddling unproven, potentially dangerous, and […]