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The Regenerative Warrior Podcast Review

One of the most interesting things about the stem cell wild west is that new business models are being hatched every day. These will make FDA enforcement very complicated. A brand new one is what I’ll call the “Circus Barker”. This is how I would classify the “Regenerative Warrior” podcast after an extensive review of…read more

Your Jaw Bone Changes to Match What You Eat!

Your body constantly changes. In fact, most of the body that’s reading this blog post is not the one that you were born with, it’s long since been replaced by new cells. This morning we’ll focus on how researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) recently discovered that eating foods that require more force…read more

Judge Rules in FDA’s Favor Against Fat Stem Cell Clinic Chain

A Florida district court judge ruled yesterday that US Stem Cell was violating the law and producing an unapproved drug by using stem cells from adipose tissue to treat a myriad of incurable diseases. This marks the first of two rulings due on clinics who manufacture Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) and inject it IV. It’s…read more

Can Physical Activity Prevent Brain Atrophy? Don’t Become a “Little Brain”

I remember the first time I heard about brain atrophy as a young doctor. It sounded so awful, after all, if there is one thing in your whole body you hope never gets smaller, it’s your brain! Now new research on preventing brain atrophy may help most of us avoid this fate! Little Brains One…read more

What Level of Evidence Do Physicians Believe They Need to Use Orthobiologics?

This past long weekend I ran a few polls on LinkedIn. One of the most fascinating was to find out how much scientific evidence most physicians believe they need to begin using an orthobiologic. This was especially important given that we have seen a number of news stories where some university talking heads with no…read more

Regenexx in the News: Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater

You may have seen some recent news stories about the Regenexx Corporate program. One of my concerns is that these stories don’t depict our company accurately and they mark a new disturbing trend in orthobiologics. Since the media and the university talking heads don’t understand how physicians innovate, they have been unable to set a…read more

Drug Development vs. Physician Innovation: A Primer for Academics and Journalists

One of the things that really confuses bench scientists and science journalists is the stark difference between how drugs and medical procedures are developed and tested. These groups tend to conflate the two, which is like comparing apples and oranges and then being upset that a Vermont McIntosh is not like a California Tangerine. Let…read more

Aggressive Client Aquisition Specialists and Stem Cell Marketing

Have you seen this large postcard or one like it? Physicians out there offering responsible orthobiologics hate these mailers. In addition, I would argue that these postcards represent one of the single biggest threats to producing a rational and sane orthobiologics industry and that the companies involved in sending them should be targeted by regulators.…read more