Menopause News

• Estrogen Treatment Linked to Reduced COVID Mortality Women who went on hormone replacement therapy with estrogen within 6 months of catching COVID-19 had a reduced risk of dying, a new study says.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Hormones Account for 10% of Lipid Changes After Menopause The transition to menopause is accompanied by a proatherogenic shift in lipids and other metabolites, and new research directly implicates the hormonal shift at this stage of life to some of these changes.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Long COVID Symptoms Are Often Overlooked in Seniors Millions of older adults are grappling with long COVID, yet the impact on them has received little attention. Research suggests seniors are more likely to develop the poorly understood condition.
  Kaiser Health News, May 18, 2022
• ACOG 2022 Study: Uterine Polyp Removal in Office Possible via Ultrasound Procedure could be a 'clever' way to address endometrial polyps in the office setting, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
• Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Often Spotty Nearly three quarters of clinicians reported screening patients for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, but only one quarter comprehensively identified cardiovascular risk, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 09, 2022
• New HIV Care Guidelines From the European AIDS Clinical Society The revised 2021 European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Guidelines contain extensive updates, guidance on COVID-19 management, and offer a broader range of preferred choices than US guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• ECCMID 2022 Neonatal Sepsis Morbidity, Mortality, High Worldwide Eighteen percent of newborns worldwide die of neonatal sepsis, and this is accompanied by high use of last-line antibiotics to overcome resistant infections.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2022
• Restrictive, Vegan-Based Diet Linked to Fewer RA Symptoms A small, randomized, crossover study suggests a vegan diet improves joint pain in rheumatoid arthritis, but the findings are unclear.
  Medscape Medical News, April 29, 2022
• Undertreated Hypothyroidism May Worsen Hospital Outcomes Large database study finds association between suboptimal hypothyroidism treatment and longer hospital stay, higher readmission rate.
  Medscape Medical News, April 27, 2022
• Normalized Hypothyroidism Linked With Improved Kidney Function Among patients with hypothyroidism but normal kidney function, proteinuria and serum creatinine levels were decreased, and eGFR was increased after levothyroxine-produced euthyroidism in a small study.
  First Look, April 18, 2022
• AAN 2022 Antiseizure Medication Appears Safe in Pregnancy Use of antiseizure medications while pregnant or breastfeeding is not associated with cognitive harm in children, results from two new studies show.
  Medscape Medical News, April 06, 2022
• Vaginal Estradiol May Benefit Postmenopausal Women Vaginal estradiol tablets promoted significant changes in the vaginal microbiota in postmenopausal women compared with vaginal moisturizer or placebo.
  Medscape Medical News, April 05, 2022
• Does Evidence Support Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids? Many claims have been made about the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. A review of the data, however, does not support many benefits, and even suggests potential risks.
  Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2022
• Lap Band Failures Drive Many to Safer Weight Loss Surgeries More lap band patients are choosing to have conversion surgery to gastric sleeve or gastric bypass. At the same time, fewer doctors are doing lap band procedures.
  WebMD Health News, March 30, 2022
• Meet a Fierce Advocate for Women's Health: Jen Gunter, MD With nearly 400,000 followers, Gunter never shies away from a controversy.
  WebMD Health News, March 28, 2022
• More Questions Than Answers When Managing HIV and Menopause Studies looking at HIV and menopause are few and far between, and some reach conflicting findings.
  Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2022
• Shift Work May Affect Timing of Menopause Onset Women who ever performed shift work had later menopause onset compared with daytime workers, while those currently working the night shift experienced menopause sooner.
  Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2022
• Hormone Therapy May Still Have Role in Osteoporosis Treatment The physicians interviewed for this piece who prescribe HT for osteoporosis suggest that the benefits outweigh the downsides to its use for some of their patients.
  Medscape Medical News, March 18, 2022
• EPI 2022 Big Missed Opportunities for BP Control in Premenopausal Women A new NHANES analysis found no improvement in hypertension control over the past decade and evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in these younger women.
  Medscape Medical News, March 11, 2022
• Sleep Apnea May Increase Joint Pain, Fatigue in Older Women A study from Japan points to a link between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and increased joint pain and fatigue in postmenopausal women.
  Reuters Health Information, March 08, 2022