Medical Education
Medical education shapes the knowledge, skills, and values of future physicians, forming the foundation of a competent healthcare system. Our blog series explores the evolving landscape of medical training, from classroom learning to innovative simulations, offering insights for students, educators, and healthcare professionals.
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It’s time to hone your questions about orthobiologics or your joint, tendon, ligament, or spine problems. This is when you leave your burning questions in the comments below and I answer them in a long format, highlighted on the blog. Can’t wait to see what great questions readers come up with!
Kimera Labs Exosomes Review
One of the newer, but actually old, concepts in regenerative medicine is exosomes. We have seen an explosion of interest in this product, but there is still very little clinical evidence that this approach works and even more regulatory uncertainty. Today I’ll review some recent communications I received from a sales rep hawking exosomes and…read more Has Science Discovered New Types of Diabetes Beyond 1 and 2?
Adult-onset diabetes is a huge societal problem. In fact, problems with sugar metabolism are likely at the core of why most Americans develop heart disease and cancer. In addition, out-of-control sugar intake and insulin response can also seriously screw up your stem cells and shorten your life-span. Hence, when scientists discover a new type of…read more Platelets and Neutrophils Double-Team Invading Bacteria
It blows me away that in 2017, we’re still figuring out how the body works. This morning’s study shows that platelets and neutrophils work together a little like cattle dogs and a rancher. Let me explain. What Are Platelets? Platelets are cell fragments that circulate in the blood. One purpose for platelets is to initiate…read more Is It Legal to Get Cultured Stem Cells in the U.S.?
This past month, I had a reliable source tell me that two companies offering same-day fat stem cells have begun offering more. In fact, they are providing a culture-expanded stem cell product in the U.S. I’ve since been able to confirm this based on what’s appeared on the website owned by one of these groups and what…read more New Craniosacral Therapy Research—This Duck Doesn’t Quack Anymore
We MDs can be arrogant idiots at times, but that often hides that we don’t know what we don’t know. Case in point is our attitude toward alternative medicine. As an example, I can remember my medical-school education as being very antichiropractic. In addition, practicing close to one of the alternative-medicine capitals of the world,…read more See One, Do One, Teach One: Your Orthopedic Regen Med Doctor Likely Has Little Training
This next weekend we’re teaching an orthopedic stem cell training for physicians course in Colorado through the Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (IOF). Maybe because of this, the past few weeks I’ve noticed the different levels of expertise at which orthopedic stem cells are delivered. The problem is that while this impacts the quality of the treatment…read more Interventional Orthopedics Training – What Patients Should Know About Their Doctor
Recently, we’ve noticed several physicians advertising that they have completed “stem cell fellowship training”. So what is this and is it a real medical fellowship in the same way your cardiologist or other specialist went through fellowship training, or is it something else? What is Fellowship Training? A fellowship is usually a dedicated 1-2 year…read more 
