Braxia Scientific CEO Dr. Roger McIntyre to Join Advisory Board of At-Home Telemedicine Platform KetaMD
Braxia Scientific Corp. announced that CEO Dr. Roger McIntyre will join the advisory board of KetaMD, a telemedicine platform offering at-home ketamine treatments for mental health disorders. Dr. McIntyre, a leading expert with nearly 750 research publications, aims to enhance KetaMD's approach to accessible ketamine therapy as mental health issues rise, especially during the pandemic, where 41% of U.S. adults reported anxiety or depression. The collaboration seeks to effectively mainstream ketamine therapy, potentially benefiting countless individuals.
- Dr. McIntyre's expertise could enhance KetaMD's service and credibility.
- KetaMD's focus on providing accessible and affordable mental health treatments aligns with rising demand.
- Dr. McIntyre's departure from Braxia raises concerns about leadership continuity.
TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Braxia Scientific Corp. ("Braxia", or the "Company"), (CSE: BRAX) (OTC: BRAXF) (FWB: 496), a medical research company with clinics providing innovative ketamine treatments for persons with depression and related disorders, is delighted to announce that its CEO, Dr. Roger McIntyre, is joining KetaMD as an adviser. KetaMD, currently in beta, is a telemedicine platform in development that aims to provide affordable, potentially life-changing at-home medical ketamine treatments guided by registered nurses over telemedicine.
Dr. McIntyre is a world-renowned expert in the treatment of depression and has contributed extensively to clinical practice guidelines for ketamine. He has been involved in nearly 750 published research endeavours centered around the treatment of mental health disorders. Dr. McIntrye is also the lead author of the International Expert Opinion on the Available Evidence and Implementation of Ketamine and Esketamine in Mood Disorders, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in March 2021.
"We are in the midst of a mental health crisis. According to the CDC, 41 percent of U.S. adults experienced anxiety or depression during the pandemic," said Zappy Zapolin, co-founder of KetaMD and well-known psychedelic concierge to the stars. "There is urgency to bring ketamine mainstream to potentially help millions of people. Dr. McIntyre is a seasoned researcher and leader in healthcare and academia, and his knowledge of ketamine in the treatment of mental health disorders is invaluable as we prepare to launch the KetaMD telehealth service. We are honored to welcome his expertise."
Ketamine is an FDA-approved anesthetic. Its off-label, medically supervised use has been described as a breakthrough therapy for treating depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, and more. Research at the Yale School of Medicine has shown that a single dose of ketamine can rapidly reverse stress-induced damage to brain cell connections.
As an adviser, Dr. McIntyre will collaborate on best practices as KetaMD rolls out their nationwide service. Zapolin and fellow KetaMD co-founder Warren Gumpel also founded The Ketamine Fund, a non-profit organization that has donated hundreds of free, medically-supervised ketamine treatments to veterans suffering with PTSD, substantially reducing their depression and suicidal ideation. Together with Dr. McIntyre, the KetaMD team will champion the benefits of ketamine and how it can be used safely to change lives.
"KetaMD is positioned to bring affordable and accessible ketamine treatments to hundreds of thousands of people over the next few years, including many who are not well-served by the existing healthcare options," said Dr. Roger McIntyre. "I'm always excited by opportunities to help educate the public and open the dialogue on innovative treatment for medicine-resistant mental health disorders. Everyone deserves the opportunity to live their life fully. Working together, we are closer to realizing that vision."
Closely following today's news, this afternoon November 9 at 2:30 p.m. E.T., Dr. McIntyre will join fellow VIPs Lamar Odom, and Zappy Zapolin, in a panel discussion entitled "Ketamine Treatment Goes Mainstream" at the Wonderland: Miami, the Psychedelic Medicine Business conference. Zapolin and Odom chronicled Lamar's ketamine-supported journey to health in the documentary film Lamar Odom: Reborn,
Media interested in viewing the Wonderland: Miami keynotes and panel discussions via livestream can register for a press pass here.
About Braxia Scientific Corp.
Braxia Scientific is a medical research company with clinics that provide innovative ketamine treatments for persons with depression and related disorders. Through its medical solutions, Braxia aims to reduce the illness burden of brain-based mental disorders such as major depressive disorder among others. Braxia is primarily focused on (i) owning and operating multidisciplinary clinics, providing treatment for mental health disorders, and (ii) research activities related to discovering and commercializing novel drugs and delivery methods. Braxia seeks to develop ketamine and derivatives and other psychedelic products from its IP development platform. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, the Canadian Rapid Treatment Center of Excellence Inc., Braxia currently operates multidisciplinary community-based clinics offering rapid-acting treatments for depression located in Mississauga, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.
About KetaMD
KetaMD is being developed as a HIPAA-compliant telemedicine platform to provide affordable and potentially life-changing at-home medical ketamine treatments. Prescribed by medical professionals and guided by registered nurses via a secure platform, KetaMD's aim is to provide safe and effective at-home ketamine treatments for those who are suffering from anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other mental health challenges. KetaMD's aim is develop a nationwide network of medical professionals, where adults who have received a qualifying diagnosis from a licensed medical prescriber can receive an at-home ketamine treatment plan.
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Forward-looking Information Cautionary Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts, future estimates, plans, programs, forecasts, projections, objectives, assumptions, expectations, or beliefs of future performance are "forward-looking statements."
Forward-looking statements include statements about the intended promise of ketamine-based treatments for depression and the potential for ketamine to treat other emerging psychiatric disorders, such as Bipolar Depression. Such forward- looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events, or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the failure of ketamine, psilocybin and other psychedelics to provide the expected health benefits and unanticipated side effects, dependence on obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals, including acquiring and renewing federal, provincial, municipal, local or other licenses and engaging in activities that could be later determined to be illegal under domestic or international laws. Ketamine and psilocybin are currently Schedule I and Schedule III controlled substances, respectively, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19 (the "CDSA") and it is a criminal offence to possess such substances under the CDSA without a prescription or a legal exemption. Health Canada has not approved psilocybin as a drug for any indication, however ketamine is a legally permissible medication for the treatment of certain psychological conditions. It is illegal to possess such substances in Canada without a prescription.
These factors should be considered carefully, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important risk factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other risk factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties that could affect financial results is contained in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulators, including the Amended and Restated Listing Statement dated April 15, 2021, which are available at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements.
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