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Melatonin supplements are widely thought of as a safe and ‘natural’ option to support better sleep, so it was striking to see such consistent and significant increases in serious health outcomes, even after balancing for many other risk factors.

Findings from both trials showed treatment with elinzanetant led to a statistically significant reduction (≥2 hot flashes over 24 hours) in the frequency of moderate to severe VMS compared with placebo at both 4 and 12 weeks across OASIS 1 and 2 studies.

The ovary, it turns out, is wired—literally connected to the body’s sympathetic nervous system—and this neural network appears to play a key role in how and when eggs mature.

This case highlights how important it is to consider neurological variables when shortness of breath cannot be explained by cardiac or respiratory problems in acute situations.

Assessment highlights a disconnect between the pharmacokinetic expectations of the three-month estradiol vaginal ring and the lived experience of some patients using it, which in some cases greatly impacts the quality of life.

Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists lose an average of 7 percent of their facial volume for every 22 pounds lost, mostly from fat pads in the midface—yet clinical trials rarely report facial fat loss as an adverse effect, leaving providers unlikely to counsel patients pretreatment about undesirable facial appearance changes.