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    Laura Helmuth‏Verified account @laurahelmuth 27 Feb 2019

    Unproven treatment with injections supposedly containing stem cells from umbilical cord blood are "as miraculous as the birth of a child itself," said ads for a company now linked to multiple infections. By @thewanreport & @LaurieMcGinley2https://wapo.st/2Tlc6HH?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.d1fcfe251672 …

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      2. Laura Helmuth‏Verified account @laurahelmuth 27 Feb 2019

        "Many leading researchers compare the products being sold now to snake oil, saying there is little oversight, little scientific rationale for the procedures and little proof they have any effect."

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      3. Laura Helmuth‏Verified account @laurahelmuth 27 Feb 2019

        “We’re a victim as much as the patients who were infected,” said the founder and chief executive of a company that received reports of patients falling ill and testing positive for E. coli nearly four months before the recall.

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      4. Laura Helmuth‏Verified account @laurahelmuth 27 Feb 2019

        Please contact the @WashingtonPost using this form if you've been harmed by stem cell treatments or think you were swindled by for-profit stem cell clinics selling miracle cures.https://hosted-washpost.submissionplatform.com/sub/hosted/5c745b01338d1e0034a26cdb …

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