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- The Union health ministry instructed state authorities to penalize medical practitioners and clinics offering unauthorized stem cell treatments.
- Doctors could face disciplinary action under ethics regulations while clinics risk penalties or license cancellations under the Clinical Establishments Act.
- These stem cell procedures are currently permitted only for a specific list of 18 conditions in adults and 14 in children.
- The advisory follows a recent Supreme Court judgment aimed at curbing the promotion of unproven medical therapies for conditions like Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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- Implementation of the advisory by individual state regulatory authorities.
- Actions taken by medical councils against practitioners offering unauthorized therapies.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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“The ministry has accordingly requested the concerned state and district regulatory authorities and clinical establishments to ensure strict compliance with the applicable framework governing stem cell research and therapy”
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…Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Sikkim, and Telangana, among others—that have adopted the Act. It is yet to be implemented in the national capital. The Indian Medical Council regulation, however, applies across the country. “ The ministry has accordingly requested the concerned state and district regulatory authorities and clinical establishments to ensure strict compliance with the applicable framework governing stem cell research and therapy ,” the health ministry said in a statement. Stem cell therapy can be offered only for diseases or conditions listed by the Union health ministry, including cancers such as acute myeloid leukaemia, B cell lymphoma,…
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Named India · Bihar · Rajasthan · Sikkim · Uttar Pradesh · Ministry of Health and Family Welfare · National Medical Commission · Supreme Court of India
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