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MDMA therapy for PTSD voted down by FDA advisory panel

Business
Jessica Roberts

In a surprisingly strong rejection of the first psychedelic therapy to come before the Food and Drug Administration, a scientific advisory panel ...

Possible link between tattoos, lymphoma revealed in new study

Health
Rachel Carter

A new study out of Sweden finds that people with tattoos have a 21% higher risk of developing lymphoma, a type of ...

Moderna says RSV vaccine FDA approval delayed to end of May

Business
Jessica Roberts

Investors are watching the upcoming approval closely as Moderna tries to rebound from the rapid decline of its Covid business last year. ...

Top US cancer center MD Anderson is embroiled in bullying scandal – with top doctor accused of ‘Mafia-style abuse’ and plagiarism

Health
Rachel Carter

One of America’s most prestigious cancer hospitals is embroiled in a bullying scandal that has culminated in staff members requiring emergency mental ...

Bird flu virus detected in pasteurized milk: FDA

Health
Rachel Carter

Particles of bird flu were detected in some samples of pasteurized milk, though the virus in that form is not a threat ...

Exclusive-Synchron, a rival to Musk’s Neuralink, readies large-scale brain implant trial

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

By Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Synchron Inc, a rival to Elon Musk‘s Neuralink brain implant startup, is preparing to recruit patients ...

Idiopathic hypersomnia patient says doctors dismissed her as lazy

Health
Rachel Carter

Health By Tracy Swartz Published April 7, 2024, 3:47 p.m. ET A North Carolina woman who found herself dozing off all the ...

FDA warning over ‘gut-boosting’ pills that contain other people’s POOP, amid links to deadly bacterial infections

Health
Rachel Carter

You might not think that eating poop sounds like a good idea, but it is in fact an emerging – and even ...

The Supreme Court puts the GOP’s abortion dilemma back in the spotlight: From the Politics Desk

Politics
Amanda Smith

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest ...

US FDA approves Italfarmaco’s drug for Duchenne muscle-wasting disorder

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

By Mariam Sunny and Sruthi Narasimha Chari (Reuters) – The U.S. FDA has approved privately held Italfarmaco Group’s drug to treat Duchenne ...