Tag: Medicines

The most effective way to prevent the flu is through vaccination. Each year, flu vaccines are developed to target the strains of influenza virus expected to be most prevalent during the upcoming season. These vaccines stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies against the virus, providing pro...

Rick Doblin: Rick Doblin is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). While MAPS is a non-profit, it also has a for-profit benefit corporation and conducts research into the therapeutic uses of psychedelics, particularly MDMA. Rick Doblin...

We know the government’s fear laden approach to opioids is wrong. We know the clinical data. We see patients struggling and the lives leaving far too soon. But no one believes us. When we speak out, our words fall silent, discredited the moment they are uttered. We sense the seething stigma. ...

In Somalia, ongoing political unrest and conflict has limited people’s access to health care services. Humanitarian responders like CARE International provide essential support in a landscape where 17 million people, nearly half of the population, require assistance. Here, as in more than 30 c...

Below is an email I sent to the participants of a lecture on psychedelic medicine I was invited to speak at. I know a lot of people have an interest in the subject so I thought I’d post one psychedelic therapist’s thought about the field. Please know the info expressed is all MY take ...