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A Tale of How Patient Power in California Helped to Move a Stem Cell Treatment Forward

A Tale of How Patient Power in California Helped to Move a Stem Cell Treatment Forward

The backstory of an $11 million grant to treat serious difficulties in swallowing

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Jun 05, 2022
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A Tale of How Patient Power in California Helped to Move a Stem Cell Treatment Forward
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Ed Steger, patient advocate — Simply Holahan photo

California’s stem cell program has a legion of “good news” stories scattered among the billions of dollars it has handed out over the past 17 years to hundreds of the Golden State’s scientists. 

One of the latest involves otolaryngology and dysphagia. Don’t be daunted by the terms. It’s actually a straigh…

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