Psychedelic drug MDMA rejected as treatment for PTSD despite veterans’ support

Psychedelic drug MDMA rejected as treatment for PTSD despite veterans’ support Show Caption Hide Caption FDA panel rejects the use of psychedelic drug MDMA for PTSD treatment A panel of advisers to the FDA has voted against the use of MDMA to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, citing flawed studies and the risk of Continue reading

Democrats move to avoid ‘Swift boat’ redux in attacks on Walz service

Tim Walz as her running mate, the conservative radio host Erick Erickson posted a video from Walz’s 2022 reelection campaign attacking his military service record. The slickly produced video resembled a professional television news segment, but it came from a Minnesota website called Alpha News, which received a “red” unreliable rating from the media watchdog Continue reading

Boxer Imane Khelif wins gold to cap an Olympics marked by scrutiny over her sex

PARIS (AP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood. Khelif beat Yang Liu of China 5:0 in Continue reading

Project 2025 Is Serving A Crucial Role In Trump’s Campaign.

Like all major party presidential candidates, by early summer, his campaign had a team in place to oversee the transition to the White House in the event that he won. His campaign does not appear to have filed the paperwork to set up his official transition team — something his 2016 campaign accomplished on June Continue reading

FDA approves first nasal spray to treat dangerous allergic reactions

U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable products like EpiPen U.S. health officials on Friday approved a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, the first needle-free alternative to shots like EpiPen. The Food and Drug Administration said it approved the spray from Continue reading

Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Order Requiring Hospitals Log Immigration Status Of Patients

Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday signed an executive order requiring hospitals to record the immigration status of patients starting later this year, in a bid to assess costs that the state incurs by providing care to people lacking permanent legal status. On social media, Abbott vowed to make Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration reimburse Texas Continue reading

Hamas consolidates power under alleged Oct. 7 mastermind after spate of Israeli assassinations

TEL AVIV — Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind of the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, is the undisputed leader of Hamas after the militant group’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated and Israel confirmed it had killed Mohammed Deif, the military chief. Until now, Sinwar has remained largely out of the spotlight, a shadowy Continue reading

Army explores procurement of 350 light tanks for mountainous terrain after border standoff with China

NEW DELHI: The Army is now exploring the possibility of procuring 350 light tanks, which can also be transported by air, to augment its firepower in high-altitude areas in the backdrop of the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.The Army on Thursday issued an initial Request for Information RFI ) to vendors for Continue reading

Georgia’s election board is out of control. Can anything be done?

As my colleague Ja’han Jones explained, Georgia’s State Election Board, a five-member body controlled by fervent Donald Trump loyalists, adopted a rule allowing local election boards to conduct a “reasonable inquiry” before certifying election results — a task that, pursuant to Georgia statutory law, has long been understood to be mandatory and ministerial. The State Continue reading

Why Trump’s flailing against Harris just isn’t landing

Since then, Trump has had to face a resurgent opponent with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket. Most infuriating to Trump is his campaign being in a position it has rarely been in: chasing the spotlight. Rather than setting the media’s agenda every day, he’s been forced to watch as Harris Continue reading