welcome
Wired

Wired

Health

Health

These Stem Cell Treatments Cost the Rich Thousands. Donors Get Paid $200

Wired
Summary
Nutrition label

71% Informative

Celebrities including Cristiano Ronaldo , Rafael Nadal , and David Beckham are reported to have tried stem cell therapies.

The only stem cell products approved by the FDA for consumers in the US are for patients with blood disorders.

Stem cells sourced from healthy donors are the key ingredient for these lucrative treatments.

The FDA has warned people about stem cell treatments that are not approved in the US .

Greely is less perturbed that donors paid $ 200 for their contribution to treatments that end up costing millions of dollars .

Welcome to capitalism. Welcome to capitalism,' says Greely.