Senior Fellow in Science and Technology Policy
Nonresident Scholar
Many athletes, including some high-profile National Football League players, seek unproven stem cell treatments in an effort to heal injuries nonsurgically and/or to accelerate recovery times after surgery. This report describes the problems associated with unproven stem cell treatments, focusing on those without FDA approval undertaken by NFL players in the past five years.
Click here to read "U.S. National Football League Athletes Seeking Unproven Stem Cell Treatments" published December 2014 by the World Stem Cell Report.
