Publications by authors named "M J Munsie"
Over the last two decades, numerous experimental studies have examined the feasibility of delivering stem cells into the cochlea to restore hearing. While these studies have spawned new cell therapy companies, there is little information on what patients understand or expect from these emerging therapies. This study sought to understand the awareness and perspectives of Australian audiologists and their adult patients toward stem cell therapies for treating hearing loss.
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- The rise of businesses marketing unproven stem cell therapies directly to consumers poses challenges for effective government regulation in the health market.
- Recent examples from Australia and Canada show that these regulatory bodies can successfully implement targeted actions to address these issues.
- The findings suggest that fears about the inability to regulate this market may be overstated.
Objectives: When therapeutic options are limited, patients may invest hope in therapies proposed by healthcare professional, or those they find online. This review aims to explore how healthcare professional-patient communication is realised when discussing stem cell therapies.
Method: Four electronic databases were systematically searched for relevant studies.
Patients and their families routinely use the Internet to learn about stem cell research. What they find, is increasingly influenced by ongoing changes in how information is filtered and presented online. This article reflects on recent developments in generative artificial intelligence and how the stem cell community should respond.
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