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This psychedelics researcher approached his death with calm and curiosity

Roland Griffiths spent the later stage of his career exploring the ways that psychedelic drugs, specifically psilocybin, could help patients with depression, addiction issues and even terminal cancer.

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Let's talk about menopause! Part 2

You've got questions, we've got answers about menopause.

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Let's talk about Menopause!

Menopause is relevant to about half the people on the planet, so why don't we talk about it? Plus, we answer listener questions about symptoms, treatments and more.

Workers picket outside a Ford plant in Chicago on Oct. 10, 2023. The U.S. created 150,000 jobs in October, marking a slowdown from the previous month, partly as a result of the UAW strikes.

Job growth slowed last month, partly over the impact of the UAW strikes

The U.S. added 150,000 jobs last month, slowing down from the blistering pace seen in September. The drop was partly the result of an unprecedented autoworkers' strike.

Experts say anyone can get seasonal affective disorder, though geography and gender may make people more susceptible.

Winter is coming. Here's how to spot — and treat — signs of seasonal depression

Many Americans experience some kind of winter blues. But in some cases, symptoms can rise to the level of clinical depression. Here's what to know about SAD and the natural therapy that can help.

Nurse practitioner Surani Hayre-Kwan, right, speaks with patient Mary Valesano, left, and her caregiver Georgia Manolakos-Fraley, during a check-up at the Russian River Health Center in 2020.

Medi-Cal will keep more insurance plans after pushback

State health officials last year launched a first-ever competitive bidding process for its Medi-Cal insurance contracts, aiming to implement higher standards. But when the winners were announced, several insurers complained about the process and potential impact on patient care.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.

Mpox

Tracking monkeypox cases in San Diego County, plus latest news and symptoms, transmission and testing information.

A firefighter and resident converse on how to protect his possessions as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns in Aguanga, Calif., on Monday.

Southern California residents are forced to evacuate as the Highland Fire rages

Located outside the city of Temecula, the blaze is currently about 2,500 acres in size but only 15% contained, officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

Sand flies carry the protozoan parasites that spread leishmaniasis. It was thought to be a disease of tropical climates, but leishmaniasis-causing parasites have now been found living and circulating in the United States.

A 'tropical disease' carried by sand flies is confirmed in a new country: the U.S.

Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change, new research finds it's endemic to the United States.

"It's really life-changing," says Victoria Gray, when describing the gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease that she received as part of a clinical trial in 2019.

FDA advisers see no roadblocks for gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration meeting Tuesday paved the way for the first treatment of human disease using the gene-editing technique CRISPR. The agency has a December deadline.

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