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Attorney Jaffe, fan of less oversight, still clobbers Florida stem cell clinic firm

Attorney Jaffe, fan of less oversight, still clobbers Florida stem cell clinic firm

Attorney Richard Jaffe, who has been an advocate for clinics to have the right to sell and patient to buy unproven therapies such as the stem cells sold by clinics and unproven cancer therapies, just did a kind of shocking u-turn on a specific point.

Richard Jaffe, image from the web

Jaffe and I have very different philosophical views of the unproven stem cell clinic arena with him favoring less…

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Some final thoughts (for now) on right-to-try, the Stanislaw Burzynski of drug regulation laws

Some final thoughts (for now) on right-to-try, the Stanislaw Burzynski of drug regulation laws

Two weeks ago, I warned that the worst version of a federal right-to-try bill being then considered by Congress was on the verge of passing, thanks to pressure from President Trump, Vice President Pence, and the Koch brothers. At the time, I really had very little hope that anything could stop the bill, given how it had been resurrected from death and brought to the House floor with, in essence,…

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Right-to-try: A bait and switch that will not help terminally ill patients

Right-to-try: A bait and switch that will not help terminally ill patients

On Wednesday afternoon, I happened to stop at the doctors’ lounge at my hospital to have lunch. There are lots of snacks there to supplement a sandwich, as well as coffee, soda, water, to go along with it. Unfortunately, there is also a TV there as well, and even more unfortunately, it was tuned to something I didn’t want to have to watch, namely the signing ceremony for the Trickett Wendler,…

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The cruel sham that is "right-to-try" is that much closer to being law

The cruel sham that is “right-to-try” is that much closer to being law

The moment I have feared ever since Republicans took control of all three branches of Congress last fall has come one step closer to reality. Actually, it’s merely one of many. occurrences that I have feared, given that Donald Trump has been our President for over six months. Although you won’t find much in the news about it, yesterday the Senate easily passed a federal version of so-called…

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Quack stem cell clinics are following the trail blazed by Stanislaw Burzynski and charging patients to be in dubious "clinical trials"

Quack stem cell clinics are following the trail blazed by Stanislaw Burzynski and charging patients to be in dubious “clinical trials”

I’ve written quite a few times about stem cell quackery. Although I had taken an interest in dubious stem cell treatments before, because I live in the Detroit area, the stories from a couple of years ago about hockey great Gordie Howe’s stem cell treatment for his stroke, how it was credulously reported in the media, and how expressing the slightest degree of skepticism about “miracle cure”…

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What makes a physician become an antivaxer? (Part 2)

What makes a physician become an antivaxer? (Part 2)

Yesterday, I discussed a topic that has vexed me ever since long before I started this blog, namely the topic of how physicians are seduced by pseudoscience and ultimately embrace it whole-heartedly. The kinds of pseudoscience I’ve seen physicians embracing are many, including climate science denialism and creationism, but the ones that most interest me are ones that physicians should know better…

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As feared, Houston cancer quack Stanislaw Burzynski (mostly) slithers away from justice again

As feared, Houston cancer quack Stanislaw Burzynski (mostly) slithers away from justice again

I’ve been blogging fairly regularly about Houston cancer quack Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski since 2011, and now the story is over…sort of. Unfortunately, as you will see, the ending is far from ideal. It is, however, somewhat better than I had feared it might be. What I’m referring to, of course, is the final ruling of the Texas Medical Board regarding Dr. Burzynski, the Houston cancer doctor who has…

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The Houston doctor Stanislaw Burzynski has been using an unproven cancer cure, “antineoplastons,” for decades, but despite its lack of proven anticancer activity, he has still not been shut down. Here is a primer for skeptics on his career and claims.