#celularity

Politics & FDA clearance of 2 stem cell clinic COVID-19 efforts

The FDA and its CBER branch have been doing a good job overall in the last 3+ years to tackle the unproven stem cell clinic problem, but lately on the stem cells for COVID-19 front there is reason for real concern.

I believe the agency is taking on major risk overall by clearing a vast number of cell therapy trials for COVID-19 mostly without much data, but the clearance of a few programs by…

Rick Perry plugs Celltex MSCs on Fox for COVID-19 prevention

Rick Perry plugging unproven Celltex stem cells for COVID-19 on Fox News.

Why is former Texas Governor/Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry plugging unproven stem cells from a clinic firm called Celltex for COVID-19 prevention on Fox News?

Perry follows in Giuliani’s footsteps?

And more generally, what is it with conservative politicians promoting unproven therapies for COVID-19 and in particular…

Could various kinds of cell therapy help patients with COVID-19?

A variety of cell therapies, mostly focused on mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs), have gotten cleared quickly in the U.S., China, and Israel and possibly other countries to be tested in patients with the novel coronavirus. I hope at least one proves helpful. It’s mostly a long shot, but some investigational products seem…

Deconstructing Rudy Giuliani ‘stem cells for COVID-19’ podcast & NK cell transplant idea

Rudy Giuliani has been tweeting all kinds of wild things about the novel coronavirus and is apparently very excited about the idea of “stem cells” for COVID-19 patients.

What could go wrong, right?

Dr. Robert Hariri of the biotech Celularity talking with Rudy Giuliani on testing “stem cells” for COVID19, a podcast more focused on the idea of using NK cell transplants for the novel coronavirus…