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Highlights:
- Ketamine, A new-age antidepressant.
- Resources: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. CancerCare. Out-of-network.
- Healthy Bites: Meal timing is essential. Diabetes in youth. Frozen in Parkinson’s. Climate change & Pandemic. In nature’s lap.
- For Patients.
- For Providers.
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Ketamine, A new-age antidepressant
An infamous anesthetic, previously approved by FDA, Ketamine has shown great benefits for people with treatment-resistant depression. Administration of ketamine has shown to reduce symptoms of depression, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety.
Ketamine is known for its dissociative effects for which it is also used illegally as a party drug, but originally it found its use in hospitals as an anesthetic.
Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression participants
- A total of 424 treatment-resistant depression-ridden participants were administered six infusions of ketamine to which within three weeks, half of the participants responded well.
- 20% of them reported remission of their symptoms.
- The response and remission rates shot up to 72% & 38% after 10 infusions of ketamine.
- It successfully reduced symptoms like suicide ideation and anxiety (30% reduction) in 50% of participants after six weeks.
- One participant came forward and shared their experience about how they felt sudden waves of changes that they never felt for years in an interview.
What does FDA say about this?
FDA has already approved a nasal spray, Spravato(esketamine) along with an oral antidepressant. Currently, these drugs are available only through a strict distribution system due to the risk of unprecedented outcomes as these drugs have dissociative properties.
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- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is dedicated to their mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma while providing other financial assistance and care to the patients.
- The CancerCare helps with co-payments and other financial assistance with chemotherapy.
- You might have concerns about seeing an out of network doctor, but filing an out-of-network claim is easy and simple.
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- Meal timing is essential: Meal timing plays an essential role in mood vulnerability and productivity in shift workers. A recent study revealed that daytime eating instead of nighttime eating can enhance mood in shift workers.
- Diabetes in youth: A recent study shows an alarming rise in both diabetes type 1 & type 2 among children and teens in the United States.
- Frozen in Parkinson’s: Researchers have found out why Parkinson’s disease causes stiff & frozen limbs with the help of a robotic chair equipped with sensors.
- Climate change & Pandemic: Chances of witnessing a pandemic by an average person in their lifetime is only 38%. But recent studies shows that this chance can easily be doubled in the coming years as pandemics are related to climate change.
- In nature’s lap: Our busy urban lifestyle does us no good in terms of our health. A new study found out an hour walk amidst nature can decrease stress.
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