Shaun Hussain

Director of the Infantile Spasms Program
University of California, Los Angeles

Shaun Hussain is assistant clinical professor of pediatrics and director of the Infantile Spasms Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Spectrum

By Shaun Hussain

11 September 2018

8 min read

Federal chokehold on marijuana stymies studies on epilepsy, autism

Scientists' desire for evidence-based medical inquiry runs headlong into an apparently immovable obstacle: the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.

Spectrum

Federal chokehold on marijuana stymies studies on epilepsy, autism

By Shaun Hussain

11 September 2018 | 8 min read

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