By by Rachael Robertson MedPageToday –
After HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hosted a roundtableopens in a new tab or window on reducing regulations on stem cells earlier this month, experts have raised concerns about a potential flourishing of questionable stem cell clinics that could harm patients.
Kennedy has made no secret of his support for stem cells, including them in his infamous post on Xopens in a new tab or window about FDA’s “war on public health” coming to an end. Stem cells were among “suppressed” therapies including psychedelics, peptides, raw milk, hyperbaric therapies, chelating compounds, and more.
While FDA has traditionally focused on stamping out questionable stem cell clinics through court cases and warning letters, the roundtable set a different tone toward these products, experts said.
