Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is devoting a hearing to a topic that affects millions but is poorly understood and widely ignored, including when it comes to federal research money.
For years doctors advised women against hormone therapy for women in the menopausal transition. Now everyone's talking about how great it is. Is it really a wonder drug that women should all be on?
Country icon Shania Twain told People magazine she has moved past the body-image struggles that dogged her through menopause, a straightforward message worth hearing in a culture that punishes women for getting older. Twain, now 60 and promoting her seventh studio album, "Little Miss Twain," laid out her evolution in blunt terms. She described years […] The post Shania Twain, 60, refuses to apologize for aging: 'My body is not shameable' appeared first on American Almanac .
Country icon Shania Twain told People magazine she has moved past the body-image struggles that dogged her through menopause, a straightforward message worth hearing in a culture that punishes women for getting older. Twain, now 60 and promoting her seventh studio album, "Little Miss Twain," laid out her evolution in blunt terms. She described years of avoiding mirrors, fighting unexplained bloating, and adjusting to a body that no longer matched the image she'd built a career on, then arriving at a place where none of it controls her anymore. In the interview published July 30 , Twain did not dress up the difficulty or pretend the road was easy. She just said she came out the other side. From Las Vegas stages to being carried off one …Open
A new generation is not willing to settle for being invisible.
About 15% of adult women in the U.S. — roughly 19 million people — are currently using a GLP-1 drug.
Women who can’t take hormone therapy because of breast cancer or other diseases say they are deeply frustrated.
Women who can’t take hormone therapy because of breast cancer or other diseases say they are deeply frustrated.
Too many women walk out of their doctors’ office with no diagnosis, no treatment and no plan.
Dr. Jennifer Miao explains the risks and science behind a viral trend using Allegra and Pepcid to ease menopause symptoms.
Hormone patches are in scarce supply because of increased demand — that’s mostly a good thing.