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Texas in Front on Ethical Stem Cells, Again
Here’s evidence of private funds backing adult stem cell therapy. Dr. James Willerson will lead a team investigating a special technique to isolate a special population of bone marrow stem cells. The stem cells will be used to attempt to increase the circulation in the legs of patients with “Critical Limb Ischemia,” or very low … Continue reading
>Texas in Front on Ethical Stem Cells, Again
>Here’s evidence of private funds backing adult stem cell therapy. Dr. James Willerson will lead a team investigating a special technique to isolate a special population of bone marrow stem cells. The stem cells will be used to attempt to increase the circulation in the legs of patients with “Critical Limb Ischemia,” or very low … Continue reading
Reports on kidney repair by (ethical) stem cells (and more!)
You may not have read it in the New York Times, but there’s exciting news supporting the hope that ethical – non-embryonic – stem cells may be used to treat not only diabetes, but to repair kidney damage. The most significant article is from The Procedings of the National Academies of Science, which, although largely … Continue reading
>Reports on kidney repair by (ethical) stem cells (and more!)
>You may not have read it in the New York Times, but there’s exciting news supporting the hope that ethical – non-embryonic – stem cells may be used to treat not only diabetes, but to repair kidney damage. The most significant article is from The Procedings of the National Academies of Science, which, although largely … Continue reading
Fetal vs. umbilical cord neural stem cells
The news about “Stem Cells, Inc.’s” phase I trials of fetal neural stem cells in the treatment of Batten disease reports improvement in the condition of the first patient. I’m a little shocked at how matter-of-fact the article treats the use of brain cells from aborted infants. Why is there not more questioning about the … Continue reading
>Fetal vs. umbilical cord neural stem cells
>The news about “Stem Cells, Inc.’s” phase I trials of fetal neural stem cells in the treatment of Batten disease reports improvement in the condition of the first patient. I’m a little shocked at how matter-of-fact the article treats the use of brain cells from aborted infants. Why is there not more questioning about the … Continue reading
Hypothetical end of life dilemma
Suppose there was a patient, Mr. B., with adenocarcinoma, a fast growing malignancy that begins in the liver, the pancreas, or another intestinal organ. Although the patient has lived twice the predicted 3 month life expectancy, the cancer has finally spread throughout the body – to the liver, the lungs, the intestines, and, now, the … Continue reading
>Hypothetical end of life dilemma
>Suppose there was a patient, Mr. B., with adenocarcinoma, a fast growing malignancy that begins in the liver, the pancreas, or another intestinal organ. Although the patient has lived twice the predicted 3 month life expectancy, the cancer has finally spread throughout the body – to the liver, the lungs, the intestines, and, now, the … Continue reading
Medicare fees tied to reporting
“Pay for Performance” (P4P, sometimes called “Pay for Play” by some of us who aren’t fond of the scheme) just got a huge boost from Congress. Expect to see more docs carrying computers equipped to run an “electronic medical record” (EMR) around the office. And don’t be surprised to see more solo and small group … Continue reading
More on End of Life – Family Dilemmas
Increased medical technology creates a burden on family decision makers and loved ones as well as doctors, nurses and pharmacists. Listen to the (free) National Public Radio interview with journalist Stephen Kiernan on medical care at the end of life, from December 4, 2006. It’s not surprising that there would be misunderstandings between doctors and … Continue reading
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