Old Drug, New Tricks: Ketamine’s New Role in Chronic Pain Management

Old Drug, New Tricks: Ketamine’s New Role in Chronic Pain Management

Ketamine has been around since the 60s. A popular battlefield anesthetic used liberally in the Vietnam war, ketamine has experienced something of a renaissance in recent years, emerging as a powerful treatment for depression, anxiety, psychiatric disorders, and...
THE CASE FOR KETAMINE: 2017 IN REVIEW

THE CASE FOR KETAMINE: 2017 IN REVIEW

Researchers first discovered the antidepressant effects of ketamine back in 2000, and have since come to recognize the drug’s ability to improve depressive symptoms—even in patients who had not responded to other methods of treatment—in a matter of hours. Private...
KETAMINE FOR DEPRESSION: DOES SEX MATTER?

KETAMINE FOR DEPRESSION: DOES SEX MATTER?

Ketamine has the potential to treat even the most severe cases of depression within a matter of hours. It has changed the lives of thousands of Americans. It has brought hope to those who have had none. And yet researchers still don’t know exactly how this drug works,...