Stem Cell and clinics associated with the company injected stem cell treatments into their eyes. Stem Cell to continue operating four years after those first reports of blindness. Stem Cell operates three clinics and has trained doctors at 150 others, making it one of the most influential stem cell companies in the nation. Stem Cell and its chief science officer Kristin Comella did not return calls for comment. Turner said some clinics will “play the odds” and continue performing the fat-based procedures, while others may simply shift into questionable types of stem cell treatment not addressed in the ruling — such as birth-related stem cell products.

Source: Washington Post June 03, 2019 23:12 UTC