Psychedelics and Immortality Take Center Stage at MAHA Summit

MAHA Summit sessions placed psychedelics and immortality ambitions at the center of US health-policy talk, mixing social-media and anti-ageing figures with top government officials. The nearly eight-hour event, attended by figures including RFK Jr and VP J.D. Vance in Washington, D.C., covered issues like brain implants and anti-ageing therapies, while featuring criticism of mainstream medical and scientific institutions. Speakers included NIH leadership and FDA leadership, plus high-profile celebrity and biotech-adjacent participants. A panel on using psychedelics as medical treatments drew attention to the tension between “follow the science” messaging and broader distrust of the medical establishment. The report also notes that scientists and clinicians were limited on stage, with MAHA-aligned advocates arguing that this matters for the movement’s credibility and long-term influence.