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Report from the FDA’s hearing on psychedelic drugs
We’re bringing you the highlights from today’s four hour-long hearing, held by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to solicit public comment on what the agency should consider regarding “the potential future therapeutic use” of psychedel...
Psilocybin may help prevent chemo-induced nerve pain; Definium scores second FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
Psilocybin may help prevent nerve pain resulting from chemotherapy
A study pu...
A federal report encourages states to prepare for FDA approval of psychedelics; Could THC help with the psychedelic blinding problem?
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
A federal report encourages states to prepare for FDA approval of psychedelics...
Prozac Lessons: 5 Questions for drug historian David Herzberg
(Editor’s note: Today we are rerunning this interview with David Herzberg which was originally posted in May 2023.)
David Herzberg started his career as a cultural historian, and grew interested in the idea that what people think can b...
How might Heidi Overton’s FDA Commissioner nomination shape psychedelics policy? And what is 4-OH-DiPT?
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
How might Heidi Overton’s FDA Commissioner nomination shape psychedelics polic...
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