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Where does stem cell business Stemedica go from here after KPBS investigative report?

Where does stem cell business Stemedica go from here after KPBS investigative report?

For quite a while there San Diego-based stem cell business Stemedica had a good run of publicity with reports of high-profile professional sports legends getting stem cells and the media reporting apparent good outcomes for stroke recovery, but more recent times have yielded some different publicity. An investigative report by KPBS reporter David Wagner raised some issues regarding the company.…

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Stemedica Cell Technologies: More stem cell hard sell, courtesy of the people who brought you Penta Water woo?

Stemedica Cell Technologies: More stem cell hard sell, courtesy of the people who brought you Penta Water woo?

I first became more interested in dubious stem cell clinics nearly two years ago, when I learned that hockey legend Gordie Howe was undergoing stem cell therapy in Mexico to treat his stroke. Being from Detroit, I imbibed the hockey madness of this town growing up, and know that Detroiters hold Gordie Howe in incredibly high esteem. Prominent in stories about Howe were two companies: Stemedica…

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KPBS piece sheds new light on Jim Gass stem cell case, ties to San Diego firms

KPBS piece sheds new light on Jim Gass stem cell case, ties to San Diego firms

KPBS reporter David Wagner has an important new piece out today on for-profit investigational stem cell treatments and he focuses to a large extent on a stem cell business in San Diego called Stemedica. If you’ve heard of this company it might be in part because they were involved in the Gordie Howe stem cells for stroke story that got so much buzz.

At a personal level the KPBS story is about the…

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