15 Most Important Medical Discoveries of 2018

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8. Fast acting depression drugs

Now that the world is starting to acknowledge depression as a serious mental illness and not just a burst of extreme sadness, drugs are being developed to combat the disease. A recent discovery showed that ketamine was extremely successful in treating depression, lifting it in just a few hours. However, the permanence of its effects is yet to be determined.

15 Most Important Medical Discoveries of 2018

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