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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Lucy Knight

Using psychedelics for depression is exciting area, says ex-vaccines chief

Kate Bingham
Kate Bingham says data about the therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs has improved. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images

The former chair of the UK’s Covid vaccine taskforce has described the use of psychedelics to treat depression as an “area of real excitement” in a talk at the Hay literary festival in Wales.

Speaking at a panel event alongside the UK government’s former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, Kate Bingham said she was hopeful that the drugs could have a positive impact on mental ill health.

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