‘LIfe-Changing’ Psychedelic, for When Life Is Ending
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‘LIfe-Changing’ Psychedelic, for When Life Is Ending

People are turning to psilocybin, ketamine and other treatments for palliative care.
What the Polio Vaccine Has Meant for Public Health
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What the Polio Vaccine Has Meant for Public Health

A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the F.D.A. to withdraw approval of the current shot because it hasn’t been tested against a placebo. Scientists say such a test would be unethical.
FDA Tries Last-Ditch Move to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
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FDA Tries Last-Ditch Move to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

The agency is asking the White House, in the final days of the Biden era, to move ahead with plans to drastically reduce the addictive substance in traditional tobacco cigarettes.