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Psychedelic Drugs: A New Era in Psychiatric Treatment

In this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting, about 1,000 brain scientists packed the San Diego Convention Center for the symposium, called Psychedelics and Neural Plasticity. They heard about how drugs like MDMA and psilocybin can help rewire the brain, offering a new way to treat disorders from depression to chronic...

Solar Panels Will Help Valley School District Improve Mental Health

  Reef-Sunset Unified School District in Avenal hopes to breathe new life into school activities by providing outdoor learning opportunities to students and staff through the installation of solar panels on outdoor dining structures. After two years of online learning, the district is eager to provide an avenue for outdoor...

Newsom Signs Law to Grow Mental Health Coverage

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Friday that for the first time in California defines “medical necessity," a move aimed at requiring private health insurance plans to pay for more mental health and drug addiction treatments. State and federal laws already require health insurance companies to handle...

Federal Report Highlights Key Ways to Prevent School Attacks

NEW YORK — School officials nationwide should improve mental health resources, monitor student social media accounts and improve physical security measures, according to a Justice Department report on school safety released Tuesday. The report, compiled by the department's School Safety Working Group, examined what the panel believes are the 10...

I Faced a Challenge One of Every Three People in America Has: Depression and Anxiety

On Friday, April 10, at 5 p.m., Californians learned I had resigned as chief economic and business advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom and chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The press release stated I was leaving “to focus on family and personal business.” In corporate speak, this usually means...

Fresno County Mandates Health Checks, Reports 4 New COVID-19 Cases

All employers must screen workers for fever or respiratory issues as part of a new order from the Fresno County Public Health Department announced Friday afternoon. Employees exhibiting symptoms will be sent home. The department also announced four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the county's total to 31. Of those...

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