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Many Women Experience Menopause Symptoms Earlier Than They Expected

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 Many women report experiencing menopause-type symptoms as early as their late 30s and early 40s. The findings, from a survey of more than 2,400 participants,...

Eating Alone May Contribute to Heart Disease in Older Women

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Older women who eat alone are at a higher risk of heart disease, according to a study published this month in Menopause. Researchers compared the...

‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias

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The assumption that older people aren’t resilient and can’t recover from illness is implicitly ageist.

Few Women Over 50 Asked About Hearing Loss by Their PCP

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Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care provider has not asked them about hearing loss in the past two years and women are asked even less than men

Hip Fracture Rates Higher Where FAD Use Higher, Study Says

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Many common drugs—such as opioid pain killers, sleep aids, diuretics, antidepressants, and antacids— create a higher fracture risk.

ACC Sets Priorities for Heart Patients to Get Covid Vaccine

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ACC hopes the document can be used to guide clinicians' COVID-19 patient outreach while vaccine demand exceeds supply.

BOlder Women’s Health Coalition: A call to action

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Many female baby boomers envision healthy aging in a way that differs from that of previous generations.

Improving assessment and management of fecal incontinence in women

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In this article, the author discusses risk factors for and symptoms of fecal incontinence, initial assessment, conservative treatments, and indications for referral. Ultimately, the...

Clinical Resources | Mental health screening for women age 50 Years and older

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Our mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Mental and physical health are intertwined. Mental illness increases the risk for many types of...

Disordered eating: Not just a problem of the young

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Eating disorders are associated primarily with adolescents and young adults. Women are most at risk for eating disorders in these populations. Women of all...

National Incidence Of Vulvar Melanoma Is Increasing In Older Women, Research Suggests

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Dermatology News (6/17, Jancin) reports researchers found “the national incidence of vulvar melanoma is on the rise in women aged over 60 years, climbing by...

Managing postmenopausal dyspareunia: An update

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Many women experiencing postmenopausal dyspareunia do not mention it at routine office visits. In this article, the author guides women’s healthcare providers in starting...

Women’s Healthcare welcomes women’s health writer, Jeannie Collins Beaudin

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My name is Jeannie Collins Beaudin, and I’m a retired Canadian pharmacist and former owner of a specialty compounding pharmacy. Compounding, by the way,...

Study examines link between gut health and Parkinson’s

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A new study examines the connection between gut health and Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The study explores the idea of gut-brain health, which has become...

Abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-aged women utilizing the PALM-COEIN system

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In this article, the author discusses how the PALM-COEIN classification system helps clinicians group various causes of abnormal uterine bleeding into structural and nonstructural...

H.E.R. Hub is now live!

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It is my pleasure to announce the launch of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) new and innovative online website...
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