Category: Mental health
May 7, 2019 – Psychedelic Use
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Anchor lead: Can a novel psychedelic drug have broader clinical use than more common agents? Elizabeth Tracey reports Psilocybin and other drugs of this type are increasingly being found useful clinically, helping alleviate anxiety for end stage cancer patients or …
April 23, 2019 – Esketamine
April 17, 2019 – Brexanolone
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Anchor lead: One in five women may experience depression after giving birth, and a new drug may help, Elizabeth Tracey reports Brexanolone, marketed as Zulresso, is a newly FDA approved drug for postpartum depression. Lauren Osborne, a postpartum depression expert …
April 16, 2019 – Who’s at Risk
April 15, 2019 – New Drug Indication
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Anchor lead: A new drug for postpartum depression offers hope for a common condition, Elizabeth Tracey reports Postpartum depression is surprisingly common, so it’s good news that the FDA has recently approved a new drug to treat the disorder. Lauren …
December 21, 2018 – Ketamine and Depression
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Anchor lead: What is ketamine’s role in treating depression? Elizabeth Tracey reports Ketamine is in the news lately, with physicians opening clinics nationally to administer the drug to treat depression. Irving Reti, a depression expert at Johns Hopkins, says that …