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Leigh Turner
Medpage Today, October 9, 2024

Crackdowns on Unproven Stem Cell Therapies Worked Abroad

"While such research faces inevitable limitations in its ability to establish causality, we observed that regulatory actions in both countries were followed by a distinct pattern of change: a reduction in the size of markets, a shift in the types of biologics advertised, and a tempering of marketing claims. " (Leigh Turner)
Leigh Turner
ABC Action News Tampa Bay (WFTS), June 28, 2024

Lung Institute in Tampa guilty of selling patients “valueless” treatments for incurable lung disease

"There's enough evidence to do them in clinical studies, but we shouldn't think of these as treatments to be sold in the marketplace just yet. We'll see whether this has an impact. One thing I can say is that I'm hopeful that this is an outcome, not just for the individuals who are part of the class action, but that it does play this kind of a broader role in terms of letting people know how they can be taken advantage of and helping people make more informed decisions and getting some of the bad operators out of the marketplace." (Leigh Turner)
Leigh Turner
AP News, June 15, 2024

Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can’t

"Leigh Turner, a bioethicist at the University of California, Irvine, are among those who have raised alarm that such federal action is too little to regulate a U.S. industry which Turner estimated in 2021 topped 2,700 clinics. Because states can seek substantial fines against wayward operators, Turner said their legal actions offer promise." (Leigh Turner)
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Healthline, January 5, 2024

Flu and RSV Cases are Rising, Here’s When They May Peak

"We should see the peak of flu season these first few weeks of January, given we are coming off of the holiday season. I would like to stress for everyone to stay hydrated and eat nutritious foods because if you can bolster your natural defenses with these activities then your immune system is operating at the highest level to protect you against infectious diseases." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)
Leigh Turner
The Stem Cell Report, November 12, 2023

The Stem Cell Report with Martin Pera: The Selling of Stem Cells

"These predatory clinics offer so-called stem cell therapies to treat myriad conditions with approaches not supported by rigorous scientific evidence. During the pandemic these treatments expanded to include COVID-19, including the use of what’s being advertised as exosome therapy." (Leigh Turner)
Leigh Turner
MedPage Today, June 9, 2023

Video of Stem Cell Injection Alarms Doctors

"Such clinics, whether they are based in Mexico, as Regenamex is, or in other countries, need to be subjected to more effective regulatory oversight and held to standards that protect patients from avoidable injuries, financial losses, and other harms." (Leigh Turner)