Which exercise actually helps anxiety and depression? What menopause does to your skin? And a conversation we don't have nearly enough.
A researcher mined Reddit to find what doctors miss, a new review links hot flashes to depression, and a woman got fired for asking for help.
A topical sildenafil cream for women, a shingles vaccine that may protect your heart and brain, and why menopause care can't ignore intimate partner violence.
Burning mouth, bone loss, and a seaweed compound — Nykki covers three new studies and takes a hard look at what's ready for your life and what isn't.
New research on premature menopause + hypertension, real-world safety data on fezolinetant (Veozah), and the menopause-care gap nobody's designing around.
A qualitative study on menopausal suicidality, a new bone-health biomarker, and one of the most ambitious menopause research projects ever launched.
Menopause costs workers nearly 35 days a year, new research links menopausal insomnia to dementia risk, and a NAMS paper opens a conversation that's long overdue.
JAMA says the menopause care market is exploding — but which treatments have real evidence? Plus: diabetes, IPV, and what your doctor probably isn't asking about.
New research explains why some women have worse menopause symptoms, plus antihistamines for hot flashes and what inflammation does to your memory.
A new study links HRT to 35% lower Alzheimer's risk, a meta-analysis confirms strength training protects bone density, and menopause apps are selling your most private health data.
AI is reading bone density off chest X-rays now — and a new syndrome called PMOS is rewriting cardiometabolic risk for postmenopausal women.
Three new studies on fibroids in perimenopause, fatty liver risk after menopause, and what bone scans miss. Nykki breaks down what they mean for you.
A flaxseed study worth reading carefully, a rare breast cancer case with a menopause-relevant warning, and new research on why your GP struggles to talk about this.
Diet and lung function, schizophrenia guidelines that erase midlife women, and a mouse study on a Chinese herbal formula for menopausal brain fog.
New research links inflammation biomarkers to working memory, a probiotic RCT shows real promise, and a review confirms med schools still aren't teaching menopause properly.
Does coffee make hot flashes worse? New bone density research you need to hear. Plus an ultrasound measurement every postmenopausal woman should know.
Premature menopause + hypertension is a cardiovascular combo nobody's talking about. Plus: why menopause evolved, and why your doctor still doesn't know enough about it.
Flawed research, blood sugar's hidden role in menopause symptoms, and what a new probiotic RCT actually shows. Myth-busting Wednesday edition.
Inflammation and GSM, why menopause rewrites your cholesterol panel, and a 48-year-old's shortness of breath that turned out to be something else entirely.
New research on strength training, premature menopause, and hypertension — plus why senior women are quietly walking out the door.
Frozen shoulder as a perimenopause symptom, why migraines and sleep disturbances are a dangerous duo, and what 24 years of supplement research actually tells us.
A new study pits TCM-acupuncture against SSRIs for perimenopausal depression. Plus: postmenopausal liver disease no one's talking about, and the emotional reality of BRCA testing.
A viral "menopause cocktail" of allergy meds, a surprising fitness study, and a sneaky condition that looks just like perimenopause.
Muscle fatigue after a walk, blood pressure you didn't know was climbing, and a cancer misdiagnosis that starts in the uterus and ends in the lung.
MBSR, military servicewomen in perimenopause, and a meta-analysis pitting hormone therapy against phytoestrogens for psychological symptoms.
