The Future of Mental-Health Drugs Is Trip-Free Psychedelics

November 8, 2023 · Health

One of my chronically depressed patients recently found a psychoactive drug that works for him after decades of searching. He took some psilocybin from a friend and experienced…

It’s the Best Time in History to Have a Migraine

September 19, 2023 · Health

Here is a straightforward, clinical description of a migraine: intense throbbing headache, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and noise, lasting for hours or days. And here is…

Somehow, the Science on Masks Still Isn’t Settled

February 13, 2023 · Health

For many Americans, wearing a mask has become a relic. But fighting about masks, it seems, has not. Masking has widely been seen as one of the best…

When’s the Perfect Time to Get a Flu Shot?

September 26, 2022 · Health

For about 60 years, health authorities in the United States have been championing a routine for at least some sector of the public: a yearly flu shot. That…