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FDA Approves Tregzi, First Regulatory T-Cell Therapy to Reduce Chronic GVHD

By asmithers | Published July 18, 2026

The FDA has approved Tregzi, a precision-engineered cell therapy from Orca Bio, as the first regulatory T-cell (Treg) based treatment for adults undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplants for blood cancers. Trial data showed it more than doubled one-year survival free of chronic graft-versus-host disease compared with standard transplants.

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FDA Grants RMAT Status to Allocetra, a Cell Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

By asmithers | Published July 14, 2026

FDA Grants RMAT Status to Allocetra, a Cell Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

The FDA has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to Allocetra, an investigational cell therapy from Enlivex, for age-related symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in adults 64 and older. The designation is based on six-month data showing durable improvements in pain and function.

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Beyond Mold: A Complete Guide to Biotoxin Illness (CIRS) and How to Recover

By asmithers | Published July 13, 2026

If you have spent months or years cycling through specialists, collecting vague diagnoses like fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome, and feeling as though your body has become a stranger to you, you are not alone. You may be dealing with Biotoxin Illness/CIRS, a condition Continue reading

Medical Ozone Therapy for Chronic Fatigue: Energy Restoration

By asmithers | Published July 1, 2026

If you are living with chronic fatigue that rest cannot fix, you know the difference between being tired and being depleted. The exhaustion that defines myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is not the kind you can sleep off. It is a profound, cellular collapse that steals your ability Continue reading

Mycotoxin Illness: Recognition and Management from Functional Medicine Perspective Alice Prescott Sullivan 1

By asmithers | Published July 21, 2025

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Mold toxin exposure by inhalation and ingestion has significant health consequences for humans. In this article, we discuss the sources of these everyday toxins and their relevance to patient health. The effects of mycotoxins can present across all body systems, and the resulting symptoms can be acute, cumulative, and chronic. These effects can occur discretely, but they can also Continue reading

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Integral Medicine | Alexander Smithers M.D., A.P.

1014 N. East Ave.
Sarasota, Fl. 34237

941-444-6336
1014 N. East Ave.
Sarasota, Fl. 34237

941-444-6336
Testimonials

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I had Prolozone therapy with Dr Alex Smithers. My knees and thumbs were injected due to meniscus issues in my knees and arthritis in my thumbs. Dr Alex was wonderful. He’s very gentle, kind and patient. I’m a very nervous patient and he took his time with me and did his best to make sure I was comfortable. I’m feeling better and continue to expect more and more improvement. I highly recommend Dr Alex and his staff. They... Read more »
Dr. Alex Smithers is outstanding…a talented Dr. Who is extremely passionate about healing as well as the skills involved in rejuvenative therapies. I go to him for ozone (prolozone) and dextrose (prolotherapy) injections. Have gone to him already at least 8 times. He uses ultrasound to diagnose and monitor and his injections really work. Best of all he’s a great guy and very easy to chat with.
I became interested in pursuing ozone injections from Dr. Smithers after a friend received the treatments
and recommended it to me. I just finished my second round of injections in my neck, lower back, hips and both knees. I have experienced lower back/hip pain most of my adult life, endured a knee injury while white river rafting in my 20’s and have had progressively worsening neck pain since a car wreck in my early 30’s. For reference I am 47... Read more »
Testimonials

Dear Dr. Smithers,

I just wanted to thank you for treating my trigeminal neuralgia pain.

In May of 2012 I hit my head on a concrete ledge resulting in severe head trauma with unusual and very painful symptoms that followed—throbbing, knife stabbing, severe tension in and around my head, constant clicking noise, and my soft palate in continual motion. I was first diagnosed with TMJ for which I was given an appliance to align my jaw. Which did not take away the severe pain... Read more »
I had my second appointment with Dr. Alex Smithers today. I was treated for painful arthritic hip, back, and neck. After treatments I felt immediate results. I was able to go shopping with my daughter with no pain which wouldn’t have been possible before without considerable pain. I am very thankful to my daughter who found Dr. Alex and this office. I am also very thankful to Dr. Alex. I have flown twice from Pa. To see him and will... Read more »
Dear Dr. Smithers,

This letter is to thank you for your caring, skills and services. Having Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy for over five years was pure misery. I visited over 30 doctors in over a dozen states. I scoured the computer for the best of the best, which included university professors and authors on Prolotherapy and Orthopedics. Four of those even taught Prolotherapy while others focused on Stem Cells. I even received advice on the countries leading scientist on cartilage.... Read more »
I became interested in pursuing ozone injections from Dr. Smithers after a friend received the treatments
and recommended it to me. I just finished my second round of injections in my neck, lower back, hips and both knees. I have experienced lower back/hip pain most of my adult life, endured a knee injury while white river rafting in my 20’s and have had progressively worsening neck pain since a car wreck in my early 30’s. For reference I am 47... Read more »
I would highly recommend Dr. A. Smithers if you are considering an alternative to orthopedic surgery. My shoulder has been in pain for months and after finding out I have some rotor cuff tears, I decided to pursue Prolotherapy with Dr. A. Smithers. The result so far has been outstanding! The first night after the shots was still painful, but woke up the next morning and pain was almost completely gone. I was equally impressed with his attentiveness to answering... Read more »
Alex Smithers is not only smart and so helpful with my husband and his knee problems but he helped me with my stomach issues. I would go to him before I tried any other form of medicine. Thank you Alex!!