FDA Cracks Down on Stem-Cell Clinics Selling Unapproved Treatments

August 30, 2017

(NPR) – The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on “unscrupulous” clinics selling unproven and potentially dangerous treatments involving stem cells. Hundreds of clinics around the country have started selling stem cell therapies that supposedly use stem cells but have not been approved as safe and effective by the FDA, according to the agency.