Complications
Complications are unintended and often undesirable outcomes that can occur during medical procedures or treatments. They can range from minor issues to more serious adverse events and may arise due to various factors such as underlying health conditions, surgical errors, or reactions to medications. Understanding complications is crucial for healthcare providers to anticipate risks, mitigate potential harms, and ensure patient safety.
Subscribe to the BlogHe Blinded Me with Science! David Singer Strikes Again
I wrote about David Singer a while back. He’s a chiropractic practice consultant who has now reinvented himself as a stem cell expert. IMHO, he and others like him are helping to perpetuate stem cell fraud in hundreds of chiropractic clinics all over the country. Today we’ll dig into the fraudulent use of research to…read more
Meniere’s Disease and Stem Cells
I love answering patient questions and recently I got an interesting one about Meniere’s Disease and stem cells. Let’s dig in. The Question “I am a sufferer from Menieres Disease which is a chronic illness of the inner ear causing hearing loss, vertigo attacks, dizziness, tinnitus and many other associated symptoms. I’ve seen a number…read more
How Are Companies Getting Paid for Amnion? The Magic Trick Explained
If you’re following the Medicare reimbursement scam for amnion and umbilical cord products I’ve been covering, you may wonder how that scam began. While I knew some of this story prior to yesterday, I still hadn’t put all of the pieces of the fraud together to show a clear picture from start to finish. Now…read more Ask Dr. C- Episode 8- Bone on Bone and Cartilage Regeneration
Nothing in regenerative medicine is likely more misunderstood by doctors and patients than “bone on bone” knee arthritis. There are misconceptions about candidacy as well as what the patient can expect as far as outcomes. Hence, this is a great “Ask Dr. C” question. Dr. Centeno, ” you said that you have not been able…read more Potential Problems With Artificial Disc Replacement
On this page: Artificial discs and what they’re used for The problems with artificial disc replacement New research shows big complication rates A physicians experience with ADRs Artificial disc replacement has been all the rage for the past 5 to 10 years. The idea is that it’s supposed to help reduce the side effects of…read more From Jail Cell to Stem Cell: The Next Con for the Ex-Con
Way back in February of 2019, a documentary film-maker appeared at the IOF conference wanting to interview people about regenerative medicine. After a year and a half and a worldwide pandemic, his movie is out and it’s a must watch. Let’s dig in. Doug Orchard The film-maker was Doug Orchard, who has an interesting story.…read more This Palingen Flow Sales Pitch Is Dangerous
Colleagues send me stuff all the time to review. Some of my favorite myth-buster activities come from reviewing aggressive sales emails sent to doctors to try to get them to purchase fake stem cell products. One such email just came across my desk that I’ll review today. The goal is to educate consumers and doctors…read more Should Sales Reps Vet the Products They Sell? Apex Biologix
Does a medical distributorship have a responsibility to vet the products they sell to physicians? Or is this an arm’s length relationship and buyer beware? Today, let’s view this controversy through the lens of some of the products pushed by a medical sales company in the regenerative medicine space called Apex Biologix. Let’s get started.…read more 
