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Regenexx, ACAP, and Fixing a Broken Orthopedic Care System

This past week, Regenexx announced two different partnerships aimed at fixing elective orthopedic care. These were deals with Edison Healthcare and ACAP Health. These are two heavy hitters in the world of efficient healthcare delivery. I also spent yesterday speaking with a renowned expert on this topic, which gave me great insights into just how…read more

Can the Human Brain’s Innate GPS System Be Replicated in AI?

If you read this blog, you’ll see that I have often said that AI would change medicine and everything else. One way that will begin is by studying the brain and how it works and then replicating that in machines. This morning’s blog is about an AI system that replicates how we navigate in natural…read more

Regenexx and Edison Health: What Does This Mean?

I’ve been a practicing physician for almost 30 years. In that time, I’ve seen a lot of expensive complications and pain generated by overly aggressive orthopedic surgery, and that trend seems to be accelerating. In fact, there really isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t witness the walking wounded created by misapplied orthopedic…read more

How Much Exercise Do You Need to Protect Your Heart? Is It Ever Too Late to Start?

How much exercise does it take to protect your heart and cardiovascular system? This has been the subject of lots of studies and conjecture. Some say that you need to exercise six days a week, others five, some older studies suggested three times a week. This new study that I’ll review this morning came up…read more

Why Can’t Universities Take the Lead in Orthobiologics?

This past week, a patient was in for treatment who hailed from Silicon Valley. While I see patients from all over the world, this patient’s story is important. She had seen smart physicians at her home university, none of whom could help her. Why? They insisted on following the herd rather than leading the pack.…read more

Climbing the Inca Trail with Knee Arthritis: #RegenexxActive

I have always wanted Regenexx patients to send me photos of stuff that they can do now that they couldn’t attempt before treatment. However, I’ve mostly just had these sent to me without a formal request. To rectify that situation, I would like to start a new social-media hashtag called #RegenexxActive. Let me explain. When…read more

LifeVault and Forever Labs: Will This Insurance Ever Pay Off?

We buy insurance because we all want to make sure that if something awful happens, we are prepared. Many years ago I was asked to be on the scientific advisory board of a company that was collecting stem cells from patients for future use. The venture never really worked out, primarily because this was like buying…read more

Beware of Pay for Play Chiro News Articles

We all see them, sponsored articles in our local online news site. Chiropractors around the country who are involved in scamming the elderly with amniotic “stem cell” treatments promising to regrow knees with end-stage arthritis often use this method to advertise their services. This morning I’d like to review one and show you how it’s misinformation…read more