Feds crack down on stem cell clinics that touted autism treatments, blindness cures
A stem cell clinic claimed its treatments could “reverse autism symptoms” and helped a 101-year-old blind woman see. The FTC was not impressed.
For the first time, the Federal Trade Commission has cracked down on stem cell clinics for overzealous marketing claims, filing a complaint against two California clinics that promoted their treatments for everything from autism to Parkinson’s despite a lack of evidence.
As part of a proposed settlement announced Thursday, the FTC is requiring the clinics —
