Ultrasound technology is used in many ways. Addiction is the next frontier. wapo.st/3Qx9frr

Democrats hope the move to reschedule marijuana will help them in November. The proposed change could set up a contrast between Biden and Trump, who has shown little interest in federal marijuana policy Michael Scherer David Ovalle Tyler Pager Fenit Nirappil washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Tears and despair at one Florida abortion clinic in the hours before the state's new ban on abortions after the six weeks of pregnancy kicks in today. By Caroline Kitchener washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05…

UnitedHealth grew very big. Now, some lawmakers want to chop it down. wapo.st/3WqVRsZ via Dan Diamond Christopher Rowland Daniel Gilbert

FDA moves to regulate some tests it says may be unreliable wapo.st/3UDnKfU via Rachel Roubein Daniel Gilbert

Agony over ecstasy: U.S. drug regulator FDA bid shows it’s hard to test #psychedelics . An independent analysis of clinical studies of MDMA-assisted therapy raised doubts about the results, by David Ovalle Daniel Gilbert washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04… via The Washington Post

NEW: Inside Trump’s secret plan to end the Ukraine-Russia war. Some experts said Trump’s idea to press Ukraine to give up territory would reward Putin/condone the violation of internationally recognized borders. By
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Scientists urge FDA to rescind approval of test for opioid addiction risk wapo.st/3vMzgfe

In a rare move, maker of failed ALS drug removes it from the market wapo.st/3J3x8D5 Daniel Gilbert

Philadelphia nonprofit loses latest bid to open supervised drug-use center washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…

Starvation is stalking Gaza's children.

For those that survive, the impact of malnutrition will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

Our The Washington Post latest by Ruby , Artur Galocha , me, David Ovalle & Hajar Harb

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DNA test says it can predict opioid addiction risk. Skeptics aren’t so sure. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03…

62-year-old receives gene-edited pig kidney in milestone transplant surgery washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03… via Mark Johnson

Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03… Lauren Weber Sabrina Malhi

Supreme Court likely to reject limits on White House social media contacts washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Last year, on Memorial Day weekend, I got hit in the head by a soccer ball. It altered the course of the rest of my year. Naturally, I wrote about the experience, and everything I learned about the brain because of it.

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Failure of ALS drug puts a spotlight on controversial FDA approvals wapo.st/495EYXu via Daniel Gilbert

How a cheap, generic drug became a darling of longevity enthusiasts wapo.st/4946Lri via Daniel Gilbert

Psychedelic drug ibogaine hailed as healing. U.S. patients ask why it’s illegal. wapo.st/49Tev0o w/ Daniel Gilbert

FDA approves weight-loss drug Wegovy to reduce heart-disease risks wapo.st/3TqcPFR via Daniel Gilbert