Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka 420-0881, Japan.
Division of Scientific Information and Public Policy, Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Stem Cell Reports. 2022 May 10;17(5):1016-1018. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2022.03.015. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
Master et al. (2021) declared that the unproven stem cell intervention (SCI) industry is a global health problem. We fully agree with this opinion but would like to point out that there are financial risks. In this letter, we estimate the total refund amount paid by the government for cell-based interventions offered under private practice in Japan.
马斯特等人(2021 年)宣称未经证实的干细胞干预(SCI)产业是一个全球性的健康问题。我们完全同意这一观点,但想指出的是,这其中存在财务风险。在这封信中,我们估计了日本私人执业中提供的基于细胞的干预措施,政府为此支付的退款总额。