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Autistic children injected with unapproved stem cell treatments supported by RFK Jr
Published 12 June 2026 Ā· health
Desperate US parents pay up to $20,000 a session for a procedure scientists say could be bogus Autistic children as young as 18 months old
Desperate US parents pay up to $20,000 a session for a procedure scientists say could be bogus Autistic children as young as 18 months old are being injected with human stem cells derived from umbilical cords in unapproved, unproven and potentially harmful ātreatmentsā that scientists warn are proliferating across the US under the active encouragement of the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Clinics in Florida, Texas and other states are selling what they bill as āregenerative medicineā to families with autistic children who have intensive care needs.
Parents who have taken their children through the process talked to the Guardian about their hopes and fears for a therapy that appears to be
Published: June 12, 2026 ā¢ 4:30 PM IST Ā· Updated: June 12, 2026 ā¢ 5:10 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Desperate US parents pay up to $20,000 a session for a procedure scientists say could be bogus Autistic children as young as 18 months old are being injected with human stem cells derived from umbilical cords in unapproved, unproven and potentially harmful ātreatmentsā that scientists warn are proliferating across the US under the active encouragement of the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Clinics in Florida, Texas and other states are selling what they bill as āregenerative medicineā to families with autistic children who have intensive care needs.
Parents who have taken their children through the process talked to the Guardian about their hopes and fears for a therapy that appears to be gaining ground in the US.
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