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The hard sell of stem cells: we need a better way to protect patients from harm

  • Written by: Claire Tanner, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Melbourne
imagePatients report not being effectively anaesthetised during liposuction procedures to extract stem cells from fat.hin255/Shutterstock

As ABC’s 7.30 revealed last night, Australia has a flourishing stem cell treatment market. During these procedures, cells are taken from a patient and re-administered to them.

These “therapies” are...

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