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A new clinical trial at Kingston Health Sciences Centre could mark a turning point in how anxiety is treated in Canada. For the first time in Canada, researchers are studying the effects of micro-dose psilocybin, the active ingredient found in magic mushrooms, on people living with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).“There are significant unmet needs among…
By Liam Beattynews.com.au·6 Jun, 2025 09:05 AM7 mins to readErin Patterson, 50, returned to the witness box on Friday for her fifth day giving evidence at her trial over a deadly lunch in the Victorian town of Leongatha.Erin Patterson, 50, returned to the witness box on Friday for her fifth day giving evidence at her…
By Liam Beattynews.com.au·5 Jun, 2025 07:57 AM8 mins to readErin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder after serving relatives a meal that allegedly contained death cap mushrooms.Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder after serving relatives a meal that allegedly contained death cap mushrooms.Alleged mushroom poisoner Erin…
The sleepy Latrobe Valley town of Morwell is having quite the moment. Journalists, podcasters and an award-winning author or two have descended on the Victorian town for the mushroom murder trial of Leongatha woman Erin Patterson. The trial has garnered worldwide attention for the unusual allegations that sit before a locally drawn jury and Supreme…
Initially, he said, he was told the purchase was likely in April 2022 and came in a clear, unbranded bag.Later, he said, health authorities informed him the purchaser had confirmed they were dried, sliced, appeared to be repackaged, looked like shiitake or porcini mushrooms and were about 100g.As he was taken through a report of…
Erin Patterson, 50, is facing trial after pleading not guilty to the murder of three of her estranged husband’s relatives and attempting to kill one more on July 29, 2023.The judge told jurors he’d received information the juror had discussed the case with friends and family contrary to directions given to jurors at the start…
Truong responded that she was unable to identify the mushrooms based on the photo, with Foote suggesting the leftovers could be sent for examination.Because of a “misunderstanding”, Truong said she left her workplace, only to receive a message about 5pm that a package had arrived addressed to her.She told the jury she arranged for a…
Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, died after the meal, while Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson survived.This week, three women who got to know Patterson through a true-crime Facebook group that sprang up after a 2019 documentary on convicted murderer Keli Lane to discuss the case gave the jury an…
The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing three members of her family by serving them toxic mushrooms, continued Tuesday in Australia. Photo by James Ross/EPA-EFE May 6 (UPI) — The only surviving attendee of lunch where Australian woman Erin Patterson is charged with serving toxic mushrooms to her guests testifed in her trial on…
Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch that killed Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.See all 12 stories.Key posts1 of 34.00pmJury dismissed for the dayBy Erin Pearson and Marta Pascual Juanola3.32pmErin regularly used mushrooms in her cooking: online friendBy Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin PearsonJenny Hay, a…