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Psychedelic drug MDMA faces questions as FDA considers approval for PTSD

May. 31, 2024 14:34 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators are questioning the safety and evidence behind the first bid to use MDMA, the mind-altering club drug, as a treatment for PTSD, part of a decadeslong effort by advocates to move psychedelic drugs into the medical mainstream. The Food and...

AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work

Mar. 23, 2024 08:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids' cartoon. Start talking or typing about anxiety and the app generates the kind of comforting, sympathetic statements therapists are trained...

4 things to know from Elon Musk's interview with Don Lemon

Mar. 19, 2024 07:25 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former CNN reporter Don Lemon mixed it up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview Lemon posted on Musk’s X social network Monday. The interview was supposed to kick off Lemon’s new talk show on X, formerly known as Twitter, at least until Musk canceled the show shortly...