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Fauci says ‘it’s possible’ hundreds of thousands or millions of US citizens could die from coronavirus

America’s top infectious disease expert said “it’s possible” that thousands or even millions of U.S. citizens could die during the coronavirus outbreak. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday and was asked if estimates that millions of people dying from illnesses… Read More: Fauci says ‘it’s possible’ hundreds of thousands or millions of… »

Millions of lonely Brits want to go to pub more often – but have no-one to go with

Millions of people would like to go to the pub more often – but don’t have anyone to go with, according to a study. The research by pub chain Greene King lays bare the scale of loneliness in modern Britain, with one in five regularly feeling lonely on Friday night when they would love a… Read More: Millions of lonely Brits want to go to pub more… »

Can psychedelics treat anorexia, depression? U.S. scientists get millions to find out

Since childhood, Rachael Petersen had lived with an unexplainable sense of grief that no drug or talk therapy could entirely ease. So in 2017 she volunteered for a small clinical trial at Johns Hopkins University that was testing psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, for chronic depression. “I was so depressed,” Petersen, 29, said… Read More: Can psychedelics treat anorexia, depression? U.S. scientists get millions to… »

Fast-Acting Depression Drug, Newly Approved, Could Help Millions

Of the 16 million American adults who live with depression, as many as one-quarter gain little or no benefit from available treatments, whether drugs or talk therapy. They represent perhaps the greatest unmet need in psychiatry. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved a prescription treatment intended to help them, a fast-acting drug derived… Read More: Fast-Acting Depression Drug, Newly Approved, Could Help Millions »