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Opinion | Not All Cannabis Innovation Benefits Patients

by Lucy Xiaolu Wang and Nathan W. Chan April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Lucy Xiaolu Wang and Nathan W. Chan write that cannabis legalization tends to benefit commercial opportunities rather than patients or research.

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Opinion | Power Outages Can Threaten the Lives of Medical Device Users

by Matthew D. Dean and Katherine Asmussen April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

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Trump Reclassifies Medical Marijuana As Less-Dangerous Drug as Critics Decry ‘A Tax Break to Big Weed’

by Alanna Durkin Richer, Gene Johnson and Associated Press April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

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Opinion | Not All Weight-Loss Drugs Are Safe to Buy

by Sujith Ramachandran and Liang-Yuan (Claire) Lin April 23, 2026April 17, 2026

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Veterans Say an Illegal Psychedelic Drug Is Helping Them. Now Mississippi Wants to Study Ibogaine.

by Heather Harrison March 17, 2026March 19, 2026

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Medicaid Expansion Dead in Mississippi Due to Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ Top Republican Says

by Heather Harrison February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

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Opinion | Teaching Shaped My Path to Yoga and Whole Being-Care Work

by Erica Archie January 1, 2026December 24, 2025

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Mississippi Medical Cannabis Advocates Want Higher Potency Limits, ‘Right-to-Try’ in 2026

by Heather Harrison December 22, 2025February 6, 2026

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Medical Leaders Decry Kennedy Panel’s Pullback on Support for Hepatitis B Shots for Babies

by Mike Stobbe and Associated Press December 5, 2025December 5, 2025