"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

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Quackademic medicine at the Marcus Center for Cellular Cures: Stem cells for autism

Post author By Orac
Post date October 8, 2021
22 Comments on Quackademic medicine at the Marcus Center for Cellular Cures: Stem cells for autism

Duke University Marcus Center for Cellular Cures

Stem cells are an unproven therapy for autism, but that isn’t stopping Duke University’s Marcus Center for Cellular Cures from teaming with a for-profit stem cell company to market this quackery for big bucks.

Tags Autism, Bernie Marcus, clinical trials, Cryo-Cell, Duke University, expanded access, Gordie Howe, Joanne Kurtzberg, Marcus Center for Cellular Cures, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, quackery, stem cell clinic, stem cells, Stemedica

Cancer Clinical trials Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Politics Quackery

Stanislaw Burzynski and the cynical use of cancer patients as shields and weapons against the FDA: Has the FDA caved?

Post author By Orac
Post date March 21, 2014
79 Comments on Stanislaw Burzynski and the cynical use of cancer patients as shields and weapons against the FDA: Has the FDA caved?

“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” I know I’ve used that quote before several times over the 9+ years that I’ve been blogging. These days, I probably use it most frequently when it comes to the topic of Stanislaw Burzynski. Every time I think that I can give the […]

Tags antineoplastons, compassionate use, expanded access, fda, Rafael Elisha Cohen, single patient IND, Stanislaw Burzynski

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