Overview
- Police say a 27‑year‑old woman received an intravenous anti‑aging infusion at the Bereshit Lifestyle Center on Sunday and was taken to NewYork‑Presbyterian Allen Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
- A criminal complaint identifies the infusion as NAD+ and says clinic founder Luis Rojas Cabrera admitted he hooked the IV, told officers the woman went unconscious immediately, and said, "I made a very big mistake."
- Cabrera, who is listed as a doctor in the Dominican Republic but has no New York medical license, was charged with reckless endangerment and unauthorized practice of a profession.
- A Bronx judge arraigned Cabrera and released him pending the Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s autopsy and toxicology results after he surrendered his passport, and the NYPD investigation continues while the clinic is closed.
- NAD+ is promoted in some wellness circles despite limited safety data, and the case has reopened scrutiny of unlicensed med‑spa operations and state enforcement of facility, provider, and product credentials.