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RFK Jr.’s Muddled Claims on Drug Approval Speed

Joe Schwarcz, American Council on Science and Health Robert Kennedy Jr.'s push for more research into psychedelics harkens back to the 1960s, when Harvard Professor Timothy Leary urged people...

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RFK Jr. and Psychedelics

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Joe Schwarcz, American Council on Science and Health Robert Kennedy Jr.'s push for more research into psychedelics harkens back to the 1960s, when Harvard Professor Timothy Leary urged peop...

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FactCheck.orgNews report · May 22, 12:03 PM

RFK Jr.’s Muddled Claims on Drug Approval Speed

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The Food and Drug Administration in recent months has approved a small number of drugs quite quickly under a new expedited review program. But Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....

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