Healthcare News
FDA-approved study uses adipose stem cells for treatment of shoulder injuries
Sanford Health is conducting the first clinical trial approved by the FDA to treat injured shoulders using patients’ adipose stem cells.
Stem-cell therapy is poised to disrupt the Tommy John epidemic in baseball
For about half a decade, it’s been something of an open secret in baseball that players—pitchers especially—regularly undergo stem-cell therapy to stave off surgeries and lost playing time. It’s a cutting-edge medical procedure, done by everyone from high-school standouts to major-league all-stars. It’s rarely discussed by players, or by their coaches, parents, doctors, or employers.
THERE’S A NEW TREATMENT IN TOWN, AND IT’S CALLED PRP
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is now filling the gap between conservative therapy and surgery in various medical fields such as plastic surgery, orthopedic surgery and cardiac surgery due to its potential use in skin and hair rejuvenation and for its wound healing results.
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy Offers Pain Relief for Low Back Pain
A clinical study of 49 patients who underwent intradiscal platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for low back pain found significant improvements in pain and function through two years of follow-up.
Regenerative Stem Cell Treatment Offers Hope for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis
A stem cell-based medication has done well in phase II trials. There's hope it can be a future drug for people with RA.