The intense marketing of unproven stem cell interventions has become an international health concern. The authors offer resources and suggestions for physicians seeking to effectively counsel patients and respond to their questions about various stem cell therapies.
The unproven stem cell intervention industry is a worldwide, direct-to-consumer market where clinics offer stem cells or stem cell-derived components to patients with little to no scientific or clinical basis. In this paper, the authors call for the establishment of a World Health Organization Expert Advisory Committee on Regenerative Medicine to tackle this issue and provide guidance. Stem Cell Reports: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.05.004
Reforms enacted by the Texas Legislature have allowed Texans to choose their own electricity provider since 2002. In this study, the authors analyze monthly residential billing data to assess the impact of competition on retail electricity prices.
Peter R. Hartley, Kenneth B. Medlock III, Olivera JankovskaJanuary 5, 2019
The evolution of revenue efficiency of national oil companies (NOCs) is examined using data on 61 oil companies from 2001-09. Published by The Energy Journal.
Peter R. Hartley, Kenneth B. Medlock IIIJanuary 25, 2013