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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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The headline split One side frames it as "RFK Jr.’s Muddled Claims on Drug Approval Speed". The other frames it as "RFK Jr. and Psychedelics".
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CenterRFK Jr.’s Muddled Claims on Drug Approval Speed

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Right / center-rightRFK Jr. and Psychedelics

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RealClearHealthNews report · May 22, 1:59 PM

RFK Jr. and Psychedelics

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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American GreatnessNews report · May 23, 7:00 AM

RFK Jr. and MAHA Send Psychiatrists into a Panic Attack

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It is no secret that RFK Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, doesn’t like psychiatrists, and he has had good reason, based upon his […] Source

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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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