Leigh Turner
Faculty member, University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics & School of Public Health
Last synced from Twitter 376d ago
MESEMS: No Reduction in MS Lesions With Stem Cell Therapy
Medscape 5d 1 tweets
Although the primary outcome of a multinational phase 2 study was negative, researchers said promising secondary findings support the use of mesenchymal stem cells in patients with MS.
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Leigh Turner "The results are clearly negative for the primary endpoint. There was no sign of an effect of mesenchymal stem cells over placebo at 24 weeks." 5d
Stem Cell Biz Facing Fraud Claims Declares Bankruptcy - Law360
Law360 - Law360.com 5d 1 tweets
A medical group facing a certified class action for its alleged fraudulent marketing of stem cell treatments has told a California federal court that it has filed for bankruptcy and will liquidate the business.
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Leigh Turner StemGenex, recipient of a warning letter from the FDA and the subject of an ongoing class action lawsuit, has filed for bankruptcy. 5d
How an Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
Newyorker.com 9d 7 tweets
Ronan Farrow on new documents that show that the M.I.T. Media lab was aware of Jeffrey Epstein’s status as a convicted sex offender, and that Epstein directed contributions to the lab far exceeding the amounts to which M.I.T. has publicly admitted.
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Leigh Turner "The effort to conceal the lab’s contact with Epstein was so widely known that some staff in the office of the lab’s director, Joi Ito, referred to Epstein as Voldemort or 'he who must not be named.'” By 6d
FDA sends warning to company for selling unapproved umbilical cord blood and umbilical cord products that may put patients at risk; continues to warn patients of the risk of unapproved stem cell therapy
U.S. Food and Drug Administration 13d 5 tweets
FDA sends warning letter to company for marketing unapproved stem cell
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Leigh Turner "We remain very concerned that countless clinics across the country continue to market violative stem cell products to patients that have not been appropriately evaluated for safety or efficacy.” 13d
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Leigh Turner “In addition to the warning letter issued today, we sent another 20 letters to manufacturers and health care providers across the country who may be offering unapproved stem cell products, reiterating the FDA’s compliance and enforcement policy." 13d
Two UK professors, research scientist responsible for ‘significant research misconduct’
The Messenger 20d 1 tweets
Two University of Kentucky professors and a staff research scientist have lost their jobs after being found guilty of ‘significant research misconduct’ in several published papers, according to the university.
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Leigh Turner "Two University of Kentucky professors and a staff research scientist have lost their jobs after being found guilty of ‘significant research misconduct’ in several published papers, according to the university." 20d
The founder of a startup that charged $8,000 to fill your veins with young blood says he's shuttering the company and starting a new one
Erin Brodwin 👩‍🚀 - Business Insider 33d 3 tweets
Ambrosia offered to rejuvenate people with infusions of young blood. Its founder says it had to close down after an FDA warning. He also says he has a new company.
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Leigh Turner "In February, the FDA announced that off-label young plasma treatments should be performed only under IND. As a result, Ambrosia, LLC was dissolved...On a brighter note, I've founded a new company which offers off-label plasma treatments." 🤔 By 32d
The New Head of the CDC Once Promoted Anti-Aging Quackery
Vice 39d 1 tweets
It's the kind of stuff you typically see former sitcom stars hawking.
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Leigh Turner Oh, hey, I just remembered that the former director of the CDC -- the one with the tobacco company investments -- claimed she was board certified in anti-aging and regenerative medicine. . I guess it's possible to ride this stuff to the top. 39d
Statement on data accuracy issues with recently approved gene therapy
U.S. Food and Drug Administration 41d 5 tweets
Statement by FDA on data accuracy issues with gene therapy
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Leigh Turner "We are also aware that AveXis became aware of the issue of the data manipulation that created inaccuracies in their BLA before the FDA approved the product, yet did not inform the FDA until after the product was approved." 41d
Stem Cell Clinic Injunction
EMMA International 45d 1 tweets
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is offering another opportunity for stem cell clinics to work with the Agency and understand the regulatory framework. Will it work this time around? This blog article recaps how we got to this point....
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Leigh Turner "The U.S. Food & Drug Administration is offering another opportunity for stem cell clinics to work with the Agency & understand the regulatory framework. Will it work this time around?" Nope. Because understanding the regulatory framework isn't the issue. 45d
Jeffrey Epstein, Surrounded by Scientific Luminaries, Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA
James B. Stewart - Nytimes.com 47d 95 tweets
Mr. Epstein, the accused sex trafficker, was fascinated by eugenics. He told scientists and others of his vision of using his New Mexico ranch to impregnate women.
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Leigh Turner "The lure for some of the scientists was Mr. Epstein’s money. He dangled financing for their pet projects. Some of the scientists said that the prospect of financing blinded them to the seriousness of his sexual transgressions." 47d
Debate over Health Canada crackdown on stem cell therapies
CTVNews 64d 2 tweets
Health Canada is cracking down on clinics that use stem cell therapies to treat conditions like autism, multiple sclerosis (MS), and osteoarthritis, a move some practitioners are questioning.
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Leigh Turner "Peggy Dunbar, who suffered from advanced ALS, spent $10,000 for stem cell therapy at a Toronto clinic. The treatment didn’t work." By 63d
Ontario Stem Cell Treatment Centre - Dr Eric Robinson Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Barr Plastic Surgeon
Ontario Stem Cell Treatment Centre 67d 1 tweets
Dr Eric Robinson Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Robinson obtained his MD from the University of Ottawa in 1987, and graduated from the Orthopaedic Surgical Residency Program at University of Ottawa in 1992. Dr Scott Barr Plastic Surgeon Dr. Barr attended...
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Leigh Turner One of the doctors running this business is a faculty member at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (). It's in his bio on the clinic website: . And so an MD with an academic appointment is making these outrageous advertising claims. 67d
R3 Stem Cell Heroes Program Provides Regenerative Therapies to Eight Veterans
Finance.yahoo.com 67d 1 tweets
At its most recent stem cell training course, R3 provided complimentary regenerative therapies to eight military Veterans under the R3 Heroes Program. LAS VEGAS, July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At the most recent stem cell training course in...
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Leigh Turner R3 Stem Cell targets military veterans with unproven and unlicensed stem cell interventions after receiving an untitled letter from . PR here: Here is the FDA letter explaining why the company needs a biologics license. 67d
Can stem cells really replace joint surgery? Insurers need to track patient outcomes
Des Moines Register - Des Moines Register 67d 2 tweets
Some employer-based health insurance covers stem cell treatment, but the federal government warns of its risks. Information is needed on outcomes.
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Leigh Turner "The story ruffled some feathers in Iowa." Good work ! Original reporting here: 67d
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Leigh Turner "The Kaiser story underscores the need for evidence-based health care rooted in unbiased, scientific studies and reliable data collected over time." The editorial page of the builds on investigative reporting by . 67d
Stem Cell Company Persuades Employers To Steer Workers Toward Controversial Therapy
Kaiser Health News 88d 11 tweets
Regenexx, which runs a string of clinics, says stem cell injections can save employers a lot of money, but critics say there’s no proof.
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Leigh Turner "The story ruffled some feathers in Iowa." Good work ! Original reporting here: 67d
Sudbury clinic under fire for stem cell treatments | CBC News
CBC 67d 2 tweets
A medical clinic in Sudbury has caught the eye of Health Canada for offering 'unauthorized cell therapies.'
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Leigh Turner "The Sudbury-based Ontario Stem Cell Treatment Centre was included in a list of businesses across Canada that have been asked to stop selling stem cell and platelet-rich plasma therapies." 67d
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Leigh Turner "Health Canada sent letters to 36 businesses including the Toronto office of the Cleveland Clinic, a Canadian branch of one of the most famous hospitals in the United States." 67d
Opinion: Unproven stem-cell treatments can be dangerous. The hype needs to stop
The Globe and Mail 68d 7 tweets
Twenty years of pop culture enthusiasm has facilitated the growth of a massive, science-free, placebo theatre
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Leigh Turner "These clinics, which are often run by practitioners who lack the necessary training, market stem-cell-based regenerative therapies for everything from MS to autism to spinal cord injuries." By 67d
A gruesome case study points to the hazards of stem cell tourism
Michael Hiltzik - latimes.com 68d 7 tweets
In a horrifying cautionary tale, a patient with a spinal cord injury got a stem cell transplant from a Portuguese clinic and developed a life-threatening tum
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Leigh Turner "A team of Canadian physicians has just reported an especially gruesome example of what can go wrong when desperate patients chase after last-ditch cures in what’s known as stem cell tourism." By cc: 68d
Human spinal autografts of olfactory epithelial stem cells recapitulate donor site histology, maintaining proliferative and differentiation capacity many years after transplantation
SpringerLink 70d 1 tweets
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Leigh Turner It looks as though at least four individuals developed masses after traveling to Portugal & undergoing olfactory mucosal cell autografts for SCI. New report: 2 cases from 2016: 1st report from 2014: 70d
Autograft-derived spinal cord mass following olfactory mucosal cell transplantation in a spinal cord injury patient in: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Volume 21 Issue 4 (2014)
Thejns.org 70d 1 tweets
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Leigh Turner It looks as though at least four individuals developed masses after traveling to Portugal & undergoing olfactory mucosal cell autografts for SCI. New report: 2 cases from 2016: 1st report from 2014: 70d