Dr. Joy Kong
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And then you're not manipulating and changing the cells in any way, such as using chemicals or enzymes to treat them, which can cause changes, or growing them in large numbers because alterations can also happen. So if you don't do that and you fulfill the same purpose, then you are providing a tissue transplantation. You're not using this as a drug.
And then you're not manipulating and changing the cells in any way, such as using chemicals or enzymes to treat them, which can cause changes, or growing them in large numbers because alterations can also happen. So if you don't do that and you fulfill the same purpose, then you are providing a tissue transplantation. You're not using this as a drug.
So if you're tissue transplanting, you're not really dealing with the whole drug control aspect. You are dealing with how medicine is practiced. So you have your patients to answer to, and you have your medical board, each state's medical board to answer to if you don't do things right. So it's being governed in a whole different, from different entities.
So if you're tissue transplanting, you're not really dealing with the whole drug control aspect. You are dealing with how medicine is practiced. So you have your patients to answer to, and you have your medical board, each state's medical board to answer to if you don't do things right. So it's being governed in a whole different, from different entities.
So when the doctor is providing tissue transplant, just like a doctor, like I'm a licensed physician surgeon. So basically we're trained to be, we can do any medical practice or provide any surgeries. So that's what our license is for. And When we do tissue transplant, that is a procedure that we can do just like blood transfusion, just like any organ transplantation.
So when the doctor is providing tissue transplant, just like a doctor, like I'm a licensed physician surgeon. So basically we're trained to be, we can do any medical practice or provide any surgeries. So that's what our license is for. And When we do tissue transplant, that is a procedure that we can do just like blood transfusion, just like any organ transplantation.
If there's a medical necessity and a doctor can justify from either literature or research, any kind of standard of practice, that there's some kind of standard established, then they can do it, right? They can justify. But frankly, a doctor can do anything they want, to be honest, as long as they're not causing harm. Let's say a doctor believes that there's something in the dirt.
If there's a medical necessity and a doctor can justify from either literature or research, any kind of standard of practice, that there's some kind of standard established, then they can do it, right? They can justify. But frankly, a doctor can do anything they want, to be honest, as long as they're not causing harm. Let's say a doctor believes that there's something in the dirt.
is really, really good. And the doctor says, I think you should put this in the water and drink it. And the doctor can do that as long as you're not causing harm. So that's the scope of practice. So that's first myth is that people think is not legal and is absolutely legal. Why do we have this myth? Well, there are some vested interest in people who want
is really, really good. And the doctor says, I think you should put this in the water and drink it. And the doctor can do that as long as you're not causing harm. So that's the scope of practice. So that's first myth is that people think is not legal and is absolutely legal. Why do we have this myth? Well, there are some vested interest in people who want
stem cell therapy to be illegal in the US so everybody can go across the border, go to Panama, Costa Rica, you know, the Bahamas, Mexico, right? They would love for people to think that their only option is by taking a plane to those places. So that's one myth.
stem cell therapy to be illegal in the US so everybody can go across the border, go to Panama, Costa Rica, you know, the Bahamas, Mexico, right? They would love for people to think that their only option is by taking a plane to those places. So that's one myth.
I wish I could say no. But from what I have heard, I've learned is that there's really no, there's no intention to, the FDA's part to really push or fully accept or even wanting these therapies to be approved. So I have heard certain direct evidence that point toward the fact that this agency really is not excited about pushing this forward. It may say so.
I wish I could say no. But from what I have heard, I've learned is that there's really no, there's no intention to, the FDA's part to really push or fully accept or even wanting these therapies to be approved. So I have heard certain direct evidence that point toward the fact that this agency really is not excited about pushing this forward. It may say so.
It may say that we want you to do studies, to do this and that. But what I've seen with companies is that they're given the runaround and they are asked to do things, you know, Maybe they think that certain things were not done correctly, then they have to redo certain things and they go around and around and some company ran out of money, go bankrupt.
It may say that we want you to do studies, to do this and that. But what I've seen with companies is that they're given the runaround and they are asked to do things, you know, Maybe they think that certain things were not done correctly, then they have to redo certain things and they go around and around and some company ran out of money, go bankrupt.
And still even very powerful company that I know has not been able to achieve any kind of approval. So there's definitely institutional resistance there.
And still even very powerful company that I know has not been able to achieve any kind of approval. So there's definitely institutional resistance there.
We want you to do this, but you just do this first. And then somehow I just couldn't finish doing those things.
We want you to do this, but you just do this first. And then somehow I just couldn't finish doing those things.