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Regen Med Has a Medical Education Risk Problem

I tend to write about what I experience every day. These past few weeks I’ve seen what IMHO are some really irresponsible course offerings that ultimately place the whole field at risk. Let me explain. Why Would I Care? Way back in 2005 when I injected the first bone marrow concentrate and culture-expanded stem cells…read more

Why Commonly Used Local Anesthetics Are Dangerous to Stem Cells

Doctors use local anesthetics like water in medical procedures. In fact, because they can reduce patient pain, the more the merrier. However, in a stem cell procedure, this is a bad idea as most common local anesthetics kill the cells quite dead. Hence, is your doctor injecting anesthetics that will kill the cells? Are you…read more

The Crazy Quotes for COVID-19 Survival

The great news of the last 2 weeks is that COVID-19 cases are rapidly dropping now that we’re out of the mid-January annual peak for respiratory diseases. However, there’s still extremely misleading stuff being posted on social media. One of the single biggest myths I see are survival rates pulled from thin air. Let’s dive…read more

The Elephant, the Blind Men, and the Medical Family Tree

On a Facebook live yesterday on my “You’ve Got the Power” show, someone brought up the idea of how to avoid blind alleys in diagnosis. That brought up the story of the blind men and the elephant, which is how I’ve explained missed diagnoses to medical students, residents, and fellows through the years. We also…read more

Writing Patient Books: The Newest One Is On the Way!

These past few weeks I’ve been writing another patient book. Why? What is it about? What have I written for patients to date? Let’s dig in. Writing a New Book Writing a patient book is tough to do when you’re busy. First, you have to carve out pieces of time when you can write. Second,…read more

It’s Ask Dr. C Time Again!

Every so often I ask my readers to place questions in the comments for me to answer in a longer format. Meaning that while I answer comments all the time, that’s in a short format. Ask Dr. C questions are those that generally apply to many people interested in regenerative medicine. On these questions, I…read more

Understanding How Physicians Keep Their Families Safe -The Ladder

My wife this past weekend fractured her fibula so my week was taken up by being a patient’s husband. One of the things that I think many patients need to understand is how we physicians look at medical care for our own family members. One of the rules we always follow is “the ladder”. Which…read more

Ask Dr. C Episode 21: Stem Cells and Avascular Tissues

I love really thoughtful questions that show that patients are starting to dive deeper. I just had that kind of question wondering how stem cells can deal with low blood flow conditions. Let’s dig in. The Magic Stem Cell Carpet Ride One of the more interesting advertisements out there is alternative medicine clinics using IV…read more