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Field throws stem cells for COVID-19 like spaghetti on the wall

Field throws stem cells for COVID-19 like spaghetti on the wall

The idea of testing stem cells for COVID-19 may be music to the ears of some folks as an opportunity, but to me from the beginning it sounded mostly like a spaghetti on the wall road to trouble.

There is buzz out there that some kind of stem cells or other cells will help with COVID-19. The reality is that that’s probably not going to happen.

Even so, a whole range of people and firms are…

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Cell therapy trials for COVID-19 accelerate & some early reports

Could various kinds of cell therapy help patients with COVID-19?

A variety of cell therapies, mostly focused on mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs), have gotten cleared quickly in the U.S., China, and Israel and possibly other countries to be tested in patients with the novel coronavirus. I hope at least one proves helpful. It’s mostly a long shot, but some investigational products seem…

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