Menopause

Midi Health, the US-based virtual care clinic for women aged 35+, has launched a menopause care service specifically for women who have survived or are at high risk of breast cancer. Its 'survivorship programme' has been developed and led by Dr. Mindy Goldman, a clinical professor in the department of OB/GYN at UC San Francisco [...]

Timely identification and treatment of hot flashes have the potential to improve the lives of many women and save employers countless days of related absenteeism and lost work productivity. Yet, such symptoms are often not documented in electronic health records (EHRs) or not adequately addressed during primary care visits, according to a study is published [...]

Virtual care clinic for women aged 35+, Midi Health, has seen prominent figures from business, entertainment, sport and the media among those joining its oversubscribed US$63m series B round via a US$5M special purpose vehicle (SPV). Among the new investors are actors/producers Amy Schumer, and Connie Britton, Phenomenal Media's Meena Harris, soccer star Brandi Chastain, fashion designer/entrepreneur Tory Burch, [...]

Despite positive changes in recent years, more menopause-friendly workplaces are needed, says the US-based Menopause Society, which has launched a new scheme to address the issue. The 35-year-old nonprofit has created Making Menopause Work, a programme which includes an employer guide, an assessment, planning tools, and other resources, with an "employer designation programme" to come. [...]

A Barcelona-based lecturer has launched the first menopause app for Spanish-speaking women. Talia Leibovitz, a course instructor at the Faculty of Information and Communication Sciences of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, has created Kala after spotting a gap in the digital health market. The entrepreneur realised that although many women in Spain and Latin America [...]

Talking therapies could reduce symptoms that may not be otherwise relieved through HRT, specialists have argued

Fezolinetant could potentially benefit hundreds of thousands of women approaching menopause

In an era when menopause was seldom addressed, Femography courageously launched Become

The clinic provides insurance-covered, expert care for women in perimenopause and menopause

The toolkit includes new advice and therapies for assessing and treating menopause-related health issues