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ArticleStem cell reports2025

An analysis of stem cell training programs for physicians in the US-A mirage of credibility.

Luqman Ellythy, Mohamed Addani, Zubin Master

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Luqman EllythyMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Mohamed AddaniClinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Zubin MasterDepartment of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; Maya Angelou Center for Healthy Communities, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; Center for Bioethics, Health & Society, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. Electronic address: zmaster@wakehealth.edu.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Analyzing stem cell training businesses for United States (US) physicians shows the use of sensationalized marketing language emphasizing profits and growth with many of the instructors affiliated with clinics providing unproven therapies. We argue that many current pedagogical offerings for physicians interested in stem cell interventions are likely to offer questionable training and outline red flags for physicians interested in stem cell therapies.

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PhysiciansStem CellsHumansStem Cell TransplantationUnited States

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PMID40446797
PMCPMC12181954

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