For a minimum price of $15,000, several professional athletes recently received a curious new medical treatment in New York.
It’s called “The Soup” — a mixture of human cells that includes stem cells derived from a patient’s own fat. If it works the way they hope, The Soup can help repair injuries that otherwise might require surgery — damaged knees, elbows, hips, necks and more.
“Traditional medicine and traditional drugs do not work for a lot of patients,” said Steven Victor, founder and chairman of The Soup’s manufacturer, IntelliCell BioSciences. “This kind of cellular therapy can really be a savior to them.