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WHEN HOPE BECOMES A BUSINESS

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WHEN HOPE BECOMES A BUSINESS Why do the vulnerable still fall through the cracks — and why does nobody seem to stop it? By Steven Millard — Opinion I’ve spent months listening to recordings, reading transcripts, and sitting face-to-face with people who truly believe they are saving lives. And I keep coming back to one uncomfortable question: How is this still allowed to happen in 2026? We live in a world of advanced medicine, strict advertising rules, and endless consumer protections. We’re warned about everything — from data cookies to TV licences — yet somehow a grey marketplace of “miracle-adjacent” therapies continues to thrive in plain sight. People at their most desperate — the frightened partner, the exhausted parent, the widow clinging to one last possibility — are still finding themselves in conversations where hope has a price tag. Sometimes that price tag is tens of thousands. The Vulnerability Gap There’s a moment that stays with you when you work on investigations like thi...
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“NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR — BUT TALKING CANCER: Inside the Undercover Meeting That Left More Questions Than Answers”

  Undercover Interview Raises New Questions About “Immunotherapy” Claims By Steven Millard — Investigations Desk A second undercover conversation with a senior figure linked to Wellbeing International has revealed fresh questions about cancer-related claims, patient safeguards, and who really stands behind a controversial regenerative treatment business. During a tense recorded exchange, the man presenting himself to patients as “Dr Stephen Ray” — who holds a PhD but is not a registered medical doctor — attempted to draw a distinction between stem-cell therapies and what he described as “dendritic cells” and “exosomes”. When pressed directly about cancer, Ray insisted the treatments were  not  an alternative to conventional medicine. “This isn’t an alternative to surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy,” he said, describing the approach instead as an “adjuvant” to mainstream treatment. Yet when asked why cancer patients were being told the therapies could help, Ray pointed ...
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INSIDE THE MEETING: WHAT AN UNDERCOVER RECORDING REVEALS ABOUT SCIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS AND CLAIMS

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  A recorded face-to-face interview raises questions about who is advising patients — and how emerging treatments are discussed By Steven Millard | Investigations Desk A recorded face-to-face meeting obtained during an ongoing investigation has raised fresh questions about the people presenting scientific information to individuals considering regenerative therapies linked to Wellbeing International Foundation . The conversation — captured on video during an undercover meeting — features  Stephen Ray , described as a “Chief Scientist,” discussing his role within the organisation, the science behind the treatments, and the way information is shared with prospective clients. What emerges from the recording is not a single controversial statement, but a broader picture of how scientific authority, patient expectation, and legal boundaries intersect in an industry operating on the edge of traditional medical regulation. “I’M NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR” One of the clearest moments in th...
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THE MONEY BEHIND THE MEDICINE

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A closer look at the investment history linked to a modern regenerative therapy venture By Steven Millard | Investigations Desk Regenerative medicine is often presented as the future of healthcare — a world of innovation, research, and scientific possibility. Yet behind the language of progress sits a financial landscape that many prospective clients may never fully explore. An examination of corporate records connected to investor  Max Robert Lewinsohn , a senior financial figure associated with Wellbeing International Foundation , reveals a business career rooted in high-risk investment ventures rather than clinical medicine. Across several decades, some of those ventures have ended in administration, liquidation, or legal dispute. While none of these events relate directly to medical procedures, they raise broader questions about transparency when significant private investment intersects with healthcare-adjacent industries. FROM BALANCE SHEETS TO BIOLOGY Lewinsohn’s profession...
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THE HOPE MERCHANTS

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THE HOPE MERCHANTS Inside the booming stem-cell “miracle” industry — and the patients left paying the price It always starts the same way. A bad knee that never heals. A parent frightened for their child. A tremor that could become something worse. A diagnosis that steals your future one appointment at a time. Somewhere between fear and fatigue, a new promise appears:  regenerative medicine .  Stem cells .  Exosomes .  Secretomes . Words that sound like the frontier of science — and are often used like a sales script. In the legitimate world, cell therapies take years of trials, mountains of data, and strict regulatory approvals. In the shadow industry, hope is packaged like a luxury product: a consultation that feels like certainty, a checkout that feels like salvation. And the bill can land anywhere between “a few grand” and the kind of money that changes a life. This industry has become a  global marketplace of aspiration  — and, regulators warn, it has ...
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SELLING HOPE BY THE VIAL

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  Inside the private medical company accused of exploiting science, loopholes and vulnerable patients For years,  Wellbeing International Foundation Ltd  (WIF) has marketed itself as a pioneer of cutting-edge regenerative medicine — promising relief from chronic pain, repair of damaged tissue, and even protection against serious disease. But an investigation drawing on undercover recordings, expert scientific analysis, and legal opinion paints a very different picture: one of extraordinary medical claims, minimal oversight, and sales practices that critics say cross the line from innovation into deception. At the centre of the controversy are high-priced treatments — often costing tens of thousands of pounds or dollars — sold remotely, without medical consultation, and promoted using complex biological language that independent experts say is unsupported by clinical evidence. The business of belief WIF presents its therapies as a sophisticated alternative to traditional s...
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$48,000 BY PHONE: UNDERCOVER RECORDING RAISES CONCERNS OVER REMOTE SALES OF STEM-CELL TREATMENTS

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An undercover recording has raised serious questions about how a high-priced regenerative treatment was marketed to a prospective patient — entirely by phone, without a medical consultation, and by a salesperson who is not a doctor. The recording, obtained during an independent investigation, captures a telephone conversation between an undercover operative based in the United States and Andrew Chancellor, a representative of Wellbeing International Foundation Ltd. Over the course of the call, Chancellor promotes a proposed treatment costing  $48,000 , outlines how it would be delivered, and makes a series of medical claims — despite not holding medical qualifications. No physical examination takes place. No medical records are reviewed. At no point is the patient advised to consult their own doctor. Instead, the discussion moves rapidly from symptoms to solution — and then to payment. No consultation, no treating doctor According to the recording, the entire interaction takes plac...
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