--- title: Football Brain Injuries and a New Hope for Depression description: Here's the health news you need to know, from CTE in football players to potential new drug developments for depression. canonical: https://time.com/4876366/depression-treatments-ketamine/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-27T16:08:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:58:38.729Z article:section: Health og:title: A New Hope for Depression: This Week in Health og:description: Here's the health news you need to know og:url: https://time.com/4876366/depression-treatments-ketamine/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4eb9e8e4e1c0d452/6988604c8e06017e23461fdb/brain-health-illo.jpg?branch=production&width=1000&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1000 og:image:height: 563 og:image:alt: TIME.com stock health brain og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A New Hope for Depression: This Week in Health twitter:description: Here's the health news you need to know twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4eb9e8e4e1c0d452/6988604c8e06017e23461fdb/brain-health-illo.jpg?branch=production&width=1000&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Football Brain Injuries and a New Hope for Depression: This Week in Health > Sponsored content. 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(Sign up for the [TIME Health newsletter](http://time.com/newsletter-health) for more.) ## [A new hope for depression](http://time.com/4876098/new-hope-for-depression/)  A girl sleeping in her bed Getty Images Depression afflicts 16 million Americans, and one-third don’t get better with treatment. Now, some doctors and patients are putting their faith in a club drug, ketamine. ## [You Asked: What’s the best way to rehydrate—besides drinking water?](http://time.com/4873725/dehydration-drink-water/)  Danny Kim for TIME After a serious sweat, you need more than straight H2O to rehydrate. Milk, surprisingly, may be one of the best fluids for the job, because of its balance of protein, carbs and vitamins. ## [What to know about the massive cholera outbreak in Yemen](http://time.com/4874345/yemen-cholera-outbreak/) The country is experiencing the world’s worst cholera outbreak. 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