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The Amish pool resources for their medical care. A budget-busting gene therapy puts them in a bind – STAT

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2018-05-08 NEWS

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The Amish pool resources for their medical care. A budget-busting gene therapy puts them in a bind
STAT
Then again, at $850,000 a person, Luxturna 1 was more budget-busting than just about any other drug. Spark had proposed a few different ways of helping insurers to cover the gene therapy 2 — but Dr. Kevin Strauss’ patients tend not to have insurance

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2018-05-08 NEWS

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MEDICAL Q&A: Reliable stem cell therapies are limited — for now
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Q: What can stem cells treat now, and what might they be used to treat in the future? A: Stem cells are a class of unspecialized cells with the ability to develop into different types of cells, such as brain, blood and muscle cells. In many tissues
Fasting for just 24 hours can rejuvenate stem cellsBody and Soul
Study: Fasting Improves Intestinal Stem Cells‘ Ability to RegenerateSci-News.com
Fasting boosts stem cells‘ regenerative capacityScience Daily
News-Medical.net –IFLScience –New Atlas
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2018-05-08 NEWS

Body and Soul

MEDICAL Q&A: Reliable stem cell therapies are limited — for now
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Q: What can stem cells treat now, and what might they be used to treat in the future? A: Stem cells are a class of unspecialized cells with the ability to develop into different types of cells, such as brain, blood and muscle cells. In many tissues
Fasting for just 24 hours can rejuvenate stem cellsBody and Soul
Study: Fasting Improves Intestinal Stem Cells‘ Ability to RegenerateSci-News.com
Fasting boosts stem cells‘ regenerative capacityScience Daily
News-Medical.net –IFLScience –New Atlas
all 106 news articles »
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2018-05-08 NEWS

News-Medical.net

New FSMB report recommends best practices for regulating physicians’ use of stem cell treatments
News-Medical.net
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has released a report recommending best practices for regulating the promotion, communication and practices of treatments received at stem cell clinics in the United States. The report was drafted by FSMB’s