{
  "id": 908924,
  "title": "Moscow investigators raid the health clinic that promises to cure autism by ‘expelling parasites’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/moscow-investigators-raid-the-health-clinic-that-promises-to-cure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T21:20:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/15/moscow-investigators-raid-the-health-clinic-that-promises-to-cure-autism-by-expelling-parasites"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Investigators raided the health clinic, PlanetaMed, founded by neurologist Vasily Generalov, in Moscow as part of a criminal investigation into fraud and negligent infliction of grievous bodily harm. The clinic allegedly misled parents of underage patients about the nature of their children's illness and the effectiveness of the treatments offered by the clinic. According to child psychiatrist Stepan Krasnoshchekov, who has exposed Generalov's treatment methods, the clinic was the subject of an investigation. The interior of the clinic was shown in the Investigative Committee's video, appearing to be Generalov's clinic. Investigators also searched the homes of the clinic's chief physician and staff members. It was reported that clinic staff systematically took money from the parents of underage patients without providing the necessary care that could have improved their condition, resulting in serious harm to the patients' health. PlanetaMed, which specializes in neurological disorders and claims to \"cure autism,\" uses methods that contradict Russian and foreign clinical guidelines, such as diet, stem cells, and removing viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites from patients.",
  "summary": "Investigators in Moscow searched PlanetaMed, Vasily Generalov’s clinic, as part of a criminal investigation into fraud and negligent infliction of grievous bodily harm.",
  "key_points": [
    "Moscow investigators raided health clinic PlanetaMed",
    "Clinic founder Vasily Generalov investigated for fraud",
    "Treatment methods contradict clinical guidelines"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}