Medically reviewed and verified by Kate Burke, MD, MHA 100 years ago, a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes was a death sentence. There was no treatment, no cure, nothing to do except put people on strict diets and hope to extend life as long as possible. In 1922, a 14-year-old patient in Toronto was the… Continue reading Finding a Cure: The State of Type 1 Diabetes Research
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Can ketamine help when antidepressants don’t? A closer look at the off-label drug that’s in the spotlight
You may have seen ketamine making headlines recently as a promising drug therapy for treatment-resistant depression, or “TRD.” (What’s TRD? Health care professionals define it as receiving at least two different antidepressants– for at least six weeks in a row, and at an adequate dosage – but experiencing less than a 50% improvement in depressive symptoms.) So,… Continue reading Can ketamine help when antidepressants don’t? A closer look at the off-label drug that’s in the spotlight