TOH edition: Friday, 16 October 2026 · Health & Medicine
A life with plans again: Ellen Talmage says nasal-spray treatment helped her look forward to outings after decades of depression
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Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York, reports that 62% of nearly 40 participants in its supervised esketamine nasal-spray program reported improvements in depression symptoms. Participant Ellen Talmage described everyday activities becoming manageable again, although the small program's results do not establish a universal success rate or lasting recovery.
For people who have found too little relief from antidepressants, another supervised treatment option may help make everyday life and family plans feel possible again.
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