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Gift of Life donates 10,000 swabs to Baptist Health South Florida | Boca Raton Regional Hospital to aid in testing patients for COVID-19

by admin | Mar 31, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

As the situation with COVID-19 evolves, Gift of Life wanted to shine a light on the doctors, nurses and health care workers who are tirelessly serving on the front lines. To support their important work, Gift of Life donated 10,000 urgently-needed swabs to Baptist...

15 State Attorneys General Ask Trump Adminsitration to Lift Ban on Fetal Tissue Research to Help Scientists Develop Vaccines for Corona Virus

15 State Attorneys General Ask Trump Administration to Lift Ban on Fetal Tissue Research to Help Scientists Develop Vaccines for Corona Virus

by admin | Mar 27, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

March 26, 2020 Dear President Trump, Secretary Azar, and Director Collins: We write to you out of concern that the current Fetal Tissue Ban that took effect in June 2019 is hampering our Nation’s ability to address COVID-19. Scientists at the National Institutes of...

Study offers potential breakthrough in the war on antibiotic-resistant superbugs

by admin | Mar 26, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – Researchers have potentially made a breakthrough in the war on antibiotic-resistant superbugs – including MRSA, which kills an estimated 20,000 people in the United States alone each year – with a new discovery whose details are published today in STEM...

ISSCR Announces Endorsement for California Initiative to Fund Stem Cell Research

by admin | Mar 24, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

March 20, 2020 – The ISSCR announces its endorsement for the California initiative to invest $5.5 billion in stem cell research to continue the research and development of new therapies for life-threatening and devastating diseases. The new initiative will build...

Stem cell-combo therapy could bring long-term relief for gastroparesis

by admin | Mar 17, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine could provide a major breakthrough in finding a cure for gastroparesis, a painful condition in which the stomach is unable to empty itself of food. Among the symptoms are heartburn, abdominal...

Harvard Medical School facing potentially catastrophic crises for health care system – ramping down research

by admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Latest notification from Harvard Medical School concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic… Dear Members of the HMS, HSDM and Harvard Chan School Research Communities: Given the COVID-19 pandemic, our shared goal is clear: we must lower the risk of infection within our...