Bita Moghaddam

BREAKING: Second Positive Phase 3 for Compass’ Psilocybin, Though Modest Magnitude Raises Questions - Psychedelic Alpha Psychedelic Alpha’s Josh Hardman reports from Washington, D.C., where conversations with regulators, lawmakers, and insiders suggest a turbulent but potentially transformative period ahead.

'Modest' is a very good word to describe these results.

I think Compass has just inadvertently proved how much value there is in the psychotherapy part of psychedelic medicine, at least when dealing with psilocybin for depression.

My late mother (whose sarcastic sense of humor was legendary😇) would say to this: tell him to first go experience 20 hours of labor pain with no meds and then push for 2 hours to get a 5 kilo baby out and then sit up and start nursing that baby, and only THEN he can tell me what a good mother does

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...

Yeah people don’t really change…

You are correct but this was and invitation list and they were clearly not invited

while the focus on eye color of invitee’s on this list is getting a lot of attention, the complete lack of women is going unnoticed - I guess sadly because that is more of a perceived “normal” behavior

Yep. And those who are not ignorant about it, can manipulate it

I know! That is why I thought it was fake.

I mean statistically speaking, tell me the probability of this many blue-eyed high level professionals appearing in a function in NYC…

Call me delusional but I am thinking more about improving the future vs blame. And for that our institutions have to do better- we cannot change human nature (there will always be morally bankrupt assholes among us) but we can hope for a system that does not allow these individuals to be successful

Call me delusional but I am thinking more about improving the future vs blame. And for that our institutions have to do better- we cannot change human nature (there will always be morally bankrupt assholes among us) but we can hope for a system that does not allow these individuals to be successful

When I first saw this list of eye color designation on an Epstein's list of invited scientists and other luminaries, I thought it was fake - I mean who would do this??

But it is real: FTA00583600

Yep I better ™️ that quickly!

@markgbaxter.bsky.social we may need a t-shirt for this 😂

I have a different take

Based on personal interactions, my take on these scientists is that they were weaselly arrogant assholes but can we shift the blame to institutions that enabled all this? And not just Ivys or MIT - e.g. Mt Sinai interacted with him/his staff for years AFTER his conviction

Apologies to those averse to raw seafood but if you are an oyster snob like me, hard to beat the clean and fresh taste of Oregon Netarts Bay oysters 😋

Legislation, Industry, and the Future of Psilocybin for PTSD - Lucid News The FDA acceptance of Compass Pathway’s Investigational New Drug Application for their COMP360 compound as a possible therapy for PTSD introduces a new area of possible therapies using psilocybin.

approval to study psilocybin/COMP360 assisted therapy for PTSD

we shall see if it is more effective than MDMA

www.lucid.news/legislation-...

What Alcohol Does to the Body

Nice article on how alcohol impacts your body. I spoke to author about alcohol and brain.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...

also some more recent evidence that EBV causes lupus. A vaccine that could wipe out TWO autoimmune diseases and we're not leaping at the chance to get it into people as soon as possible?

Statement by the United States Secretly of Health and Human Services on Feb 12, 2026

A lovely but melancholy sunset tonight

Opinion | Vinay Prasad’s Vaccine Kill Shot Does the White House know the harm he’s doing to public health?

WSJ editorial board hits FDA: It’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to medical innovation in as little time as Vinay Prasad who rejected Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine without even a cursory review.
www.wsj.com/opinion/vina...

This was also reported at the NIH hospital this year. The number of patients now being treated at NIH, at the nation’s rare-disease research hospital, a source of hope for many, is way down.

One can see patterns here, and it’s terrible.

Of course Vinay Prasad did.

RFK Jr’s cabinet of MDs are not basing their decisions on data or on evidence or on science—instead they must please RFK Jr & adhere to his kooky MAHA ideology (yes to ivermectin, no to mRNA vaccines).

Moderna will sue, and they will win. Meanwhile they should move their company out of the USA, because this vaccine is going to be a blockbuster and earn them tens of billions.

Schizophrenia is probably the worst mental health diagnosis you can get. It's a horrible disease.

And remember, schizophrenics didn't ask for it. Nobody wants to have a mental illness. They deserve our love, understanding and support, not condemnation or judgment.

His claim that he has seen data that high meat keto diet “cures” schizophrenia is super short!! (And consistent with the support from cattle industry.)

Opinion | What Kennedy Doesn’t Understand About Schizophrenia

“Spreading incomplete and misleading information (by Kennedy) adds to our culture’s widespread misunderstanding of mental illness and the ongoing stigma families face”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...

What if I told you Huberman was just Dr Oz for millenials

Merck and Boehringer Ingelheim

FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Over-the-Counter Injectable FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorizations for Ivomec (ivermectin) injectable solution for the prevention of New World screwworm infestations in cattle.

Rejoice! No need to consume invermectin supplements to prevent cancer. There will be plenty of it in large amount of beef you are now recommended to consume www.fda.gov/animal-veter...

Don’t get me started on the hypocrisy of this organization aligning with the current NIH/HHS “leaders”: kill all the animals you want to eat more and more animal flesh and fat but it is unethical to use animals for life saving medical research