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Bad Batch Wondery
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Patients in search of a miracle cure end up in critical condition. The race is on to find out what went wrong before more people get hurt. The trail leads back to a medical company with slick marketing and a charismatic CEO. And to a multibillion dollar stem cell industry where greed and desperation collide. Laura Beil, the award-winning host and reporter of “Dr Death,” returns for this six-part investigative series from Wondery, the makers of “Dirty John” and “The Shrink Next Door.”
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The Cure to Everything
We’ll try anything to help our loved ones who are experiencing pain. John and Elaine both turn to a new medical treatment to help their mothers. But for one of them, it will go horribly wrong.
For accurate information on stem cell treatments, visit www.isscr.org/about-stem-cells, a site maintained by the International Society for Stem Cell Research.
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Pure
More patients are getting sick. As people across the country start asking questions, John K scrambles to figure out what went wrong and to save his company.
For accurate information on stem cell treatments, visit the International Society for Stem Cell Research website.
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The Entrepreneur
Who is John K? Before he founded Liveyon he had quite a remarkable career.
For accurate information on stem cell treatments, visit the International Society for Stem Cell Research website.
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The Sell
John K. builds his company, and focuses on what he does best. A fleet of salesmen and doctors are selling a miracle, and they’re not necessarily sharing the whole story of the bad batch.
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Three Vials
Vials of stem cells are shipped around the country, but some of them are ticking time bombs.
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Beyond Liveyon
Elaine comes to terms with what happened. Other patients start to pick up the pieces too, and try to get justice.
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Avis des utilisateurs
Very informative
I believe in evidenced based health care. So keep that bias in mind when you read my review.
This is an incredibly well done podcast. Very well researched. Some excellent interviews. It also highlighted some extremely important aspects of experimental medical treatments that are not backed by science, in the way they are marketed. For example stem cells for arthritis.
What I enjoy most and why I recommend it to folks is: it encourages you to think about how you interact with the health care system. How important is to ask questions and look into the options you are considering. It also helps educate folks on how various medical practices are regulated and where the current gaps are. It provides information about how clinical research is done with new drugs and treatment.
Shocking
This is such a well done podcast. I donated stem cells when my daughter was born (1998). My uncle had just died from Parkinson’s, I hoped it would further the research- I sure hope they didn’t end up in the hands of these scammers. An interesting follow up would be the women who donated, and what did they think they were donating to.
Great podcast and excellent reporting!
John K is a narcissist and rightly exposed.