The psychedelic ibogaine can treat addiction. The race is on to cash in Clinics and scientists around the world aim to turn a profit from a powerful Gabonese plant – but it’s an ethical and legal wild west

I reported on the illicit iboga trade for @theguardian.com back in 2023, and the complicated ethics of who gets to profit from protected plants . www.theguardian.com/society/2023...

Ibogaine is in the news cycle again and being touted as a miracle cure. It may be, but people ignore the dark side of plant medicine and psychedelics.

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

Traditional immunotherapies can be very effective, but they only work in about 20% of all cancers, leaving the majority of cancers without immune-based treatments. Pancreatic cancer, which is exceptionally difficult to treat, is the poster child of these cancers. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

Vaccination Protects Young Men From HPV-Related Cancers HPV-related cancers — including anal, penile, and oropharyngeal — are rare in people younger than 50, but new research suggests vaccinated boys could see cancer protection in their teens and 20s.

partly because HPV-related cancers are more likely to occur in men over 50, and partly because global vaccination efforts have largely focused on girls.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

We don't yet have a lot of data on how HPV vaccination affects cancer diagnoses in young men, partly because the vaccines were introduced 20 years ago...

Correct. That's why I said "appear."

Ultraprocessed foods may hurt muscle health, study finds People who ate diets that were high in ultraprocessed foods had more fat in between their muscles.

People who eat a lot of UPFs appear to store extra fat in muscles, regardless of the number of calories they eat Or their BMI. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

These simple lifestyle changes could decrease dementia risk by 25% New research is the latest to show that people don’t need elaborate or expensive longevity hacks to stay mentally sharp as they age.

Contracting muscles release a protein that boosts cognitive function, generates new neurons and improves connections between neurons, especially in the hippocampus, the part of the brain that converts short-term memory to long-term memory.
www.nbcnews.com/health/aging...

Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera. Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...

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Do you have the new Covid variant, flu or other virus? Look out for these symptoms Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA.3.2, nicknamed “cicada,” are still circulating, along with several other respiratory illnesses and a nasty stomach bug.

Although this cold and flu season didn’t end up being as bad as experts feared, some viruses are still on the rise in certain states: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Placental Abruption Linked to Heart Disease in Teens Cardiovascular disease shows up as early as within the first year of life.

Pediatricians "should be taking detailed pregnancy information, not just what happened to the baby during that pregnancy but to the mother.” www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Can you trust calorie counts on food labels? What the nutrition scientists say Nutrition labels flaunt calorie counts in bold font. But the amount of energy — or calories — we get from food is affected by many different factors.

"You have to be comfortable with approximation," one expert told me. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

FDA pulls proposed rule barring teens from using tanning beds The notice, signed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said the move “does not mean that exposure to UV radiation does not cause skin cancer.”

At least 22 states have laws that ban minors from using tanning beds, and others have restrictions, requiring parental consent. But federal law only requires tanning beds to display warning labels.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

Can a groundbreaking cancer therapy help people with multiple sclerosis? A handful of small, early-stage clinical trials are investigating whether CAR-T therapy can improve symptoms in multiple sclerosis patients.

Doctors hope that CAR T, a B cell cancer treatment, could also help people with multiple sclerosis, since rogue B cells also play a major role in MS. But studies are early and it's still unclear how risky the treatment could be for people with MS. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

GLP-1s could help curb substance use disorders, from alcohol to opioids, study suggests A growing body of research has looked at GLP-1 drugs for alcohol use disorder. A new study shows the medications could have a broader effect on addiction.

Growing research suggests that the same mechanism that GLP-1s use to curb apetite and food noise may also lessen cravings for drugs and alcohol. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

The Boom in ADHD Coaching Has Few Rules Most ADHD coaches do not have behavioral health training, a study finds, but experts say peer support can help people navigate living with the condition.

The experts I spoke to said ADHD coaching likely has a good place in overall ADHD care, but that there is currently little oversight of the industry, which has boomed sine Covid. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

After CDC vaccine changes, states push to keep childhood shots free, accessible Proposed legislation raises concern over “fractured” vaccine policies across the U.S.

From Alaska to Colorado to Vermont, state health departments are increasingly diverging from CDC vaccine guidance. Some are introducing bills to keep vaccines available. At least one bill would protect providers from what experts call weaponized lawsuits. www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, video shows Israeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes.

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Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.

In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth

Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers

At what age should you get a colonoscopy? What doctors say after James van der Beek’s death After James Van Der Beek's death, doctors say not enough younger adults are getting tested for colon cancer, even though diagnoses for people under 50 are rising

More people younger than 50 are getting diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The majority of those cases happen in people who are 45-49 and eligible for regular screening. But screening remains low. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

HPV Vaccination Could Cut Lifetime Cervical Screens to Two Girls can be vaccinated against nine strains of cancer-causing HPV starting at age 9.

Women who got a full dose of the HPV vaccine may only need a couple HPV screenings in their lifetime, rather than every 5 years. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Updates: Israel kills 31, including children, in Gaza ceasefire violation Israel carries out deadly attacks on Gaza a day before the Rafah crossing is due to reopen.

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Key Gaza border crossing reopens, a step forward in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire The limited reopening of the Rafah crossing Monday will allow a small number of people to enter and leave the Palestinian enclave.

Israeli forces have killed more than 500 people in Gaza since the ceasefire began, so why are we acting like a ceasefire has been honored at all? www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/r...

Dozens of CDC databases aren't being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.

At the start of 2025, the CDC maintained 82 databases that were updated at least monthly. But by the end of October, the study found, 38 had gone stale, with 34 showing no new entries at all in the previous six months. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

A High-Risk Pregnancy Condition, and Nowhere to Turn Lack of OB/GYN care for hyperemesis gravidarum drives pregnant patients to IV spas offering treatment. Experts warn that without proper oversight, women may be at risk.

While IV clinics aren't closely regulated, they are sometimes the only option for women with a rare and potential deadly condition called hyperemesis gravidarum www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

AAP Recs Buck CDC, Stick to 18 Childhood Vaccines The guidance differs from the CDC’s newly recommended schedule, but not from the society’s previous recommendations.

The AAP and 12 other professional organizations announced today that they are still recommending an 18-vaccine schedule. It's the first time the AAP has not aligned with the CDC since the two began collaborating on a schedule in the 1960s: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

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House approves repeal of 20-year mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness The resolution now moves to the Senate, where a simple majority can open 225,000 acres of land to mining operations.

"Stauber and several legislators defended the resolution before Wednesday’s vote, claiming that Biden’s ban was federal overreach that harmed families across the Iron Range." So, you want to talk about federal government overreach in Minnesota, do ya? www.startribune.com/house-approv...

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50 Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 have dropped by 44% since 1990. Only colorectal cancer deaths have increased.

Of the five most common causes of cancer-related death in people younger than 50, colorectal cancer deaths were the only one to increase since the '90s. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

It's "five years old." The dashes you used are correct if you are saying someone is a five-year-old . I wouldn't be this petty if your other posts today hadn't been so tone-deaf.