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Differences in cerebrospinal fluid proteins distinguished women with multiple sclerosis from age-matched controls in a small exploratory study, highlighting potential hormonal and immune-related biological mechanisms. Findings require validation in larger populations before clinical application.

Menopausal hormone therapy users showed significantly higher bone mineral density at the spine and hip than non-users in a retrospective cohort of 387 postmenopausal women.

Post-hoc analyses of the ATTAIN-1 and ATTAIN-2 trials found that oral orforglipron at maximum dose produced significant weight reductions across all menopausal stages in women with obesity, with and without type 2 diabetes, at 72 weeks.

A case of chemotherapy-induced menopause left unmanaged for six years prompted a physician’s pointed critique of survivorship care failures, highlighting the clinical and legal stakes of untreated premature ovarian insufficiency following gonadotoxic therapy.

More than half of women aged 50–80 reported sleep problems in a cross-sectional survey analysis, with symptomatic menopausal women significantly more likely to be affected than those without menopausal symptoms.

Nearly 18 million US women aged 45–64 were overdue for at least one recommended breast, cervical, or colorectal cancer screening, with colorectal cancer representing the largest unmet need in a 2024 BRFSS analysis of 36.2 million women.