Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MDMA is an illegal drug that can enhance a person's sense of well-being and empathy toward other people. (Getty Images) (D-Keine ...

This photo provided by the Center for Psychedelic Therapy Research shows a Yehuda Lab MDMA-assisted therapy treatment room at the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the ...

WASHINGTON — Federal health advisers voted Tuesday against a first-of-a-kind proposal to use the mind-altering drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD, handing a setback to psychedelic advocates who hope to ...

An F.D.A. advisory panel dealt a setback to those seeking treatment for PTSD, citing health risks of the illegal drug and study flaws. By Andrew Jacobs The Food and Drug Administration is weighing ...

A panel of experts advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted against adopting MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on Tuesday. Members of the FDA’s ...

Federal health regulators are questioning the safety and evidence behind the first bid to use MDMA, the mind-altering club drug, as a treatment for PTSD, part of a decadeslong effort by advocates to ...