A 27-year-old Bronx woman died after allegedly receiving an intravenous infusion of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) from a doctor not licensed to practice in New York or the United States. Elizabeth Baron went into cardiac arrest shortly after the infusion on Sunday.
Assistant District Attorney Ethan Reisbaum stated during the arraignment of Dr. Luis Rojas Cabrera, 55, that administering NAD+ via IV requires a prescription from a medical professional. Rojas Cabrera faces charges of reckless endangerment and unauthorized practice of a profession. The exact cause of Baron's death is pending an autopsy from the city's medical examiner.
Rojas Cabrera operated the Bereshit Lifestyle Center in Riverdale, which offered