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FDA moves to fast-track review of psilocybin and methylone for mental health

Some psychedelic drugs, once considered fringe, are getting a step closer to possibly being approved for use as mental health treatments in the United States. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued national priority vouchers to three companies studying...

FDA begins push to study psychedelics for mental health disorders

April 24 (UPI) — The Food and Drug Administration announced regulatory actions Friday to support development of serotonin-2A agonists and related products, including psychedelic drugs. On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up...

Richard Gadd Gained 40kg in One Year for ‘Half Man’ – Here’s What It Took

From Baby Reindeer to big bruiser – Richard Gadd has undergone a dramatic body transformation for his new show, Half Man. With the Scottish actor playing Ruben, a physically imposing and threatening character, he needed to pack on serious size. By 40kg, to be exact....

Ben Shephard Reveals His London Marathon Fuel Plan – and How He’ll Avoid Hitting the Wall

Ben Shephard has shared the fuelling strategy and mental approach he’ll rely on for the London Marathon this Sunday. The 51-year-old is returning to the iconic race and, while he’d love to break four hours, he’s refusing to put too much pressure on himself. Put...

Health-care AI is here. We don’t know if it actually helps patients.

I don’t need to tell you that AI is everywhere. Or that it is being used, increasingly, in hospitals. Doctors are using AI to help them with notetaking. AI-based tools are trawling through patient records, flagging people who may require certain support or...

Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Oversight in Medicare Advantage, Ensuring Nursing Home Residents’ Care ‘Without Delay, Without Denial’

Lawmakers introduced a bill this week to address growing concerns within Medicare Advantage. It aims to strengthen oversight and patient protections, responding to delays from prior authorization, inconsistent coverage decisions and administrative barriers. The...

Inside the Whole Health Approach Changing Women’s OB/GYN Care

A rushed appointment. A short list of symptoms. A quick solution. Then you’re out the door. For many women, healthcare can feel transactional, focused on a single concern rather than the bigger picture. But that model is starting to shift, thanks to Diana Health. With...

Prevent Blindness Kicks Off its 2026 Focus on Eye Health Webinar Series “Powering Partnerships to Advance Eye Health” in May

– Prevent Blindness to host four webinars through 2026, engaging public health and healthcare allies, patients, partners, and advocates to strengthen systems of care, improve access to vision and eye health services, and more – CHICAGO, April 23, 2026...

Kehlani shares insight on bipolar and BPD diagnosis and mental health journey

Kehlani is speaking candidly about her mental health journey, one year after revealing she had been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder (BPD). In a recent interview published April 22, the Grammy-winning artist reflected on how the...
NIH’s environmental health journal goes dark

NIH’s environmental health journal goes dark

The National Institutes of Health has pulled its highly regarded environmental health journal from the web amid a transition to a new publisher. Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed scientific publication funded and operated by NIH’s National Institute...

Find a Trusted Dentist Near You | Delta Dental

Find a Trusted Dentist Near You | Delta Dental

Search by specialty, language and more Need an orthodontist? Looking for a dental office that accommodates wheelchairs or communicates in your language? Filter your search results by any of 10 different factors based on your needs.  How to filter your search...

Eye symptoms that signal Alzheimer’s before memory loss

Eye symptoms that signal Alzheimer’s before memory loss

Your eyes might be the window to your future brain health, and what researchers are discovering could change how we detect Alzheimer’s disease forever. Long before memory problems become noticeable, subtle changes in vision and eye function may signal that something...

Find an In-Network Dentist – Humana

Find an In-Network Dentist – Humana

Inside the tool, you’ll be asked to respond to a few simple questions: 1. Coverage typeSelect the type of coverage you have or are considering (E.g., DHMO/dental HMO, PPO, etc.). 2. ZIP codeType in your ZIP code. 3. Network (or plan) nameChoose the name of your...

When your eye twitch means something serious

When your eye twitch means something serious

You’re sitting at your computer when it starts — that annoying flutter in your eyelid that feels like a tiny butterfly trapped under your skin. Most of the time, eye twitching is harmless and goes away on its own. But sometimes, that persistent twitch can be your...

– Region of Waterloo

– Region of Waterloo

Posted on Tuesday October 01, 2024 Waterloo Region – On October 2, 2024, Public Health will open a new clinic in the Region of Waterloo building at 20 Weber Street, Kitchener. Initially, vaccinesand sexual health services will be available by appointment. Dental...

Health Care CEO Warns of a System on the Brink

Health Care CEO Warns of a System on the Brink

Jarrod McNaughton is nothing if not pragmatic. There’s no other way to run a health plan in Southern California that serves 1.5 million people — especially when nearly 95% of its members depend on Medi-Cal, a program about to face its greatest upheaval in memory. So...

Losses for health care stocks help push Wall Street lower

Losses for health care stocks help push Wall Street lower

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writers Stocks capped a choppy day of trading on Wall Street with more losses Thursday after an early big tech rally faded and a health care sector pullback led the market lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, its third...

Leaders in maternal, women’s health to host panel

Leaders in maternal, women’s health to host panel

The Northeast Regional Maternal Health Coalition (NRMHC), an initiative of Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS), will host a panel discussion titled “Conversations for the Common Good: A Regional Approach to Maternal Care.” This panel discussion will take place...

How Therapists Can Advocate for Black Women’s Health

How Therapists Can Advocate for Black Women’s Health

In January 2024, I was rushed to the emergency room. It was freezing cold outside, and I felt just as cold inside my house and colder in the hospital. I was shivering, and my body felt foreign. I didn’t know what was going on. I was scared. No, I was terrified. I had...

Jacked Jon

Jacked Jon

JONATHAN SMITH, BETTER known as Lil Jon, hip-hop’s King of Crunk, has just knocked out a set of pullups at Venice’s Muscle Beach in Los Angeles. It’s early November, and the 53-year-old Grammy winner steps toward a photographer’s lens, hits a double-biceps, then drops...

Which Workout Helps Cholesterol More: Weights or Cardio?

Which Workout Helps Cholesterol More: Weights or Cardio?

SO YOUR DOCTOR said to include exercise in the lifestyle changes you’re making to get your cholesterol under control. But what kind of exercise, exactly, should you be doing? Both cardio and weight training affect your cholesterol in different ways. Ultimately, “you...

Gerard Butler Wants You to Relate to His Action Heroes

Gerard Butler Wants You to Relate to His Action Heroes

GERARD BUTLER IS one of the few stars who can still get action movies into theaters based on his name and star power alone—and because of that, many may not realize just how great an actor he really is. Sure, it’s a joy to watch him blow people away as Mike Banning in...