389: Hims' Super Bowl fallout, and the FDA reverses course

Was Hims' Super Bowl ad the final straw for regulators? Is the bar being lowered for psychedelic medicines? And what's happening behind-the-scenes with Moderna and the Food and Drug Administration? We discuss all that on this week's episode of "The Readout LOUD." STAT's Katie Palmer joins Adam, Elaine, and Allison to discuss the Hims GLP-1 pill fallout. The hosts also discuss the latest on Moderna's influenza vaccine application and Compass Pathways' depression psychedelic data.

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