Cellular Orthopedics Blog
Quarantine and Isolation for Infectious Diseases
National Library of Medicine Quarantine signs, for scarlet fever and other diseases, were a familiar sight during the first half of the last century. Last week, my Blog focused on Social Distancing; not for the Coronavirus but that was how we survived the annual Polio...
On Social Distancing and the Developing Stem Cell Trials for COVID-19 Patients
Every July 4th through Labor Day, from 1945 until 1954, my family would pack up the car and head off to spend the summer in Glenn, Michigan, several blocks from the lake. We lived in Humboldt Park on Division Street in Chicago. It was a third floor, one-bedroom...
Could Stem Cells Help Coronavirus infections?
On Thursday, a report appeared in the South China Morning Post that reviewed the case of an elderly woman in an Intensive Care Unit in China. She had been there for two weeks and her organs were clearly failing, so the Chinese doctors got approval to use stem cells...
Most Misguided Medical Treatments of all Time
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | February 26, 2020 The evidence-based medicine (EBM) movement is considered one of the most significant milestones of modern medicine. It’s described as “the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of modern, best...
Stem Cells and Spinning Classes
Well not really Stem Cells, but certainly Platelet Rich Plasma and Growth Factor Protein Concentrate. Knowing that the term Stem Cells attracts attention, I used it here so hopefully, you would read this Blog. On Saturday, February 15, I departed for a week of skiing...
The Recreational Impact of Biologics: Stem Cells, Growth Factors, and Platelet Rich Plasma
This past Sunday morning, I was reading the Chicago Tribune sports section to learn about the pundits’ opinions regarding the basketball game played by Duke and North Carolina on Saturday night, one of the most amazing basketball games I have ever seen, (incidentally,...
Regulatory Considerations for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products: Minimal Manipulation and Homologous Use
FDA Warns About Stem Cell Therapies Some patients may be vulnerable to stem cell treatments that are illegal and potentially harmful. September,2017 FDA News Release FDA sends warning to company for selling unapproved umbilical cord blood and umbilical cord products...
A Regenerative Medicine Potpourri
I have been invited to participate in a Crain’s Chicago Business Orthopedic Roundtable discussion scheduled to appear in Crain’s on 02/24/2020. My focus will be on Orthobiologics and Cellular orthopedics. As readers of this blog are aware, I personally underwent...
My Orthopedic Recommendation for Two Recreational Middle-Aged Athletes
I make this orthopedic recommendation as emeritus professor of orthopedic surgery at a major medical center where I was director of the joint replacement program and where I performed close to 20,000 knee and hip replacements. First and foremost, try to postpone a...
Attention ‘Stem Cell Charlatans and Birth Tissue Bad Actors/Camp Followers’: The End Is Coming
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY 7700 ARLINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 5101 FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22042-5101 MEMORANDUM FOR DEPUTY CHIEF, READINESS AND HEALTH, BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF G-3/5/7, OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL DIRECTOR, MEDICAL OPERATIONS AND...
Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop Co-Authors Article Published in the International Journal of Recent Scientific Research
This excerpt is taken from the full article, which can be read here. Copyright © Mitchell B Sheinkop and Maxwell Dordevic,2019, Abstract This case report will introduce the concept of using an acellular mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) derived extracellular vesicle isolate...
My Opinion Regarding the Current Use of Biologics and Cellular Therapies
The complexities inherent in biologics, cellular therapies, and stem cells as therapeutic entities are being been addressed at a number of levels. Thoughtful editorials, consensus statements, and even actions by state licensing boards, the FDA and the FTC for...