Medications

'Magic mushroom' drug edges toward mainstream therapy

(HealthDay)—Tony Head was depressed and fearing death from stage 4 prostate cancer when, as part of a supervised scientific trial, he took a large dose of the psychedelic agent in "magic mushrooms," psilocybin.

Surgery

New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequences

A donated lung suitable for transplant is a scarce resource. For this reason, the national policy determining which patients on the lung transplant waiting list will receive such an organ has provoked significant discussion ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New York state to ease virus lockdown but not Big Apple

Some areas of New York—the state worst affected by America's coronavirus outbreak—will be allowed to gradually reopen later this week, but New York City will stay closed until at least June, leaders said Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cat scratch can sometimes lead to serious illness: CDC

(HealthDay)—If Fluffy the cat gets out of sorts and scratches you, it's possible you could get a bacterial infection called cat-scratch disease that might even land you in the hospital.

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