On Sunday, February 24th, Fox 4 Sports in Dallas-Fort Worth aired a feature story about one of our patients, Sam Harrell. Sam is head football coach at Ennis High School in Texas. Sam was forced to retired from coaching several years ago due to multiple sclerosis but is now back on the field after [...]
Transcription from Telephone Interview with MS stem cell patient, Wes Meadlock. I'll start from the beginning and tell you what I know. In 2011, I started feeling something was wrong, and went to a neurologist here in town, went to his MRIs, and all his little testing, and this and that, and he said, "You've [...]
By Karla J. Flack, Black Hills Pioneer James Habeck and his mother Melissa BELLE FOURCHE — Three-year old James Habeck and his family have returned from a medical trip to Panama. His mother Melissa Habeck said they are noticing signs of improvement as a result of the stem cell treatment James received at [...]
By Suzanne Russell of myCentralJersey.com Stem Cell Therapy Patient, Anthony Guerriero WOODBRIDGE – John Guerriero has seen amazing improvements in his son, Anthony, since he underwent stem-cell treatment for his autism in December. "It's been life changing, and not just for Anthony," said Guerriero. He said his 7-year-old boy, a first-grade student at [...]
PBS is in Panama this week filming Stem Cell Institute's clinic, staff and patients. Yesterday, they toured Medistem Labs Panama. Here are a few pictures taken by Dr. Riordan at the lab. Watch for this special to air on PBS this fall.
Ryan Benton is the first patient in the United States to receive human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. The US FDA granted Ryan this trial under compassionate use. Ryan first began treatments at the Stem Cell Institute in Panama before being able to receive treatments in his hometown of Wichita, [...]
Glen Nelson says procedure appears to be working By Eric Anderson, CBC News Posted: Nov 05, 2014 View Original Story Glen Nelson works out five times a week at the YMCA in north Regina With every bicep curl and chest press, Glen Nelson pushes himself closer to his goal of walking again. The former [...]
Stem-cell treatment needs time By Ian Hamilton, The Leader-Post View Original Article Glen Nelson has returned from Panama with more than just memories. The former University of Regina Cougars basketball star is back in the Queen City with a renewed sense of optimism that he's on the road to recovery. Nelson, 57, had back surgery [...]
April 17, 2013 I grew up no stranger to Multiple Sclerosis as my father was diagnosed in 1970 at the age of 30 – I was in the 5th grade. I watched my father deteriorate through the years progressing from walking with a cane, spring assist in his shoes to lift the toe, to hand [...]