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What's Health Got to Do with It?

Health care roundtable: Canadian drug imports, focused ultrasound and psychedelics

The FDA designated psilocybin as a breakthrough therapy in treatment-resistant depression
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The FDA designated psilocybin as a breakthrough therapy in treatment-resistant depression.

Here are the biggest health headlines of the month. Our panel of medical experts examine topics including:

  • A proposed rule requiring some insurance companies to adhere to stricter timelines for prior authorizations.
  • The Food and Drug Administration's approval of a request making Florida the first state in the U.S. to import prescription drugs from Canada. 
  • Current vaccination rates for respiratory illnesses.
  • Focused ultrasound as a treatment option for alzheimer patients.
  • The therapeutic benefits of psychedelics.
  • The rampant use of nonprescription weight loss medicines.

Our panel of medical experts includes:

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Stacey Bennett is the producer of "First Coast Connect" and "What's Health Got to Do With It?" She is a Jacksonville-based singer-songwriter who performs under the nom de plume Folk is People. Stacey holds bachelor's degrees in both political science and psychology from the University of North Florida and a master's in business administration from Saint Leo University.