Ketamine should be prescribed as part of a comprehensive treatment plan by an appropriately trained and licensed medical professional who conducts periodic face-to-face visits. HealthDay News — ...

From operating rooms to dance floors, Ketamine's popularity is soaring. But what makes it so appealing - and why is it riskier than many think? Julian Stratenschulte/dpa The death of "Friends" star ...

Low-dose infusions of ketamine are effective for chronic pain Infusions helped as many as 46% of patients significantly improve their pain, sleep and physical function Effects lasted up to six months, ...

Ketamine's rapid antidepressant effects have led to a significant increase in off-label psychiatric use, despite the lack of ...

Stephen Ferber, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Assistant Director of the Psychiatric Treatment-Resistance Program at Cleveland Clinic. He completed a fellowship in Interventional ...

Morphine has been the mainstay for treating pain since the Civil War. Although doctors recognized long ago that prolonged use of morphine can lead to addiction, nothing changed for 150 years. That’s ...

Ketamine – a one-time horse tranquilizer now frequently used in medicine – is going under the microscope in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) on Tuesday ...

Two anesthesiologists opened PAX Institute in Sioux Falls to offer ketamine therapy for mental health conditions. Ketamine therapy can provide quicker relief compared to traditional antidepressants ...

Last month, during Elon Musk’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, as he hoisted a chain saw in the air, stumbled over some of his words, and questioned whether there was ...