October 23rd, 2026Red flags that point beyond menopause in patients with night sweatsLate recurrence, high-risk features, and treatment failure can signal midlife night sweats aren’t menopause, according to Cheryl Cox Kinney, MD.Read more
October 23rd, 2026Hormone therapy linked to greater migraine burden after menopauseHormone therapy was associated with more frequent, longer migraines in postmenopausal women, but not with greater severity or analgesic use.Read more
October 23rd, 2026JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, on starting patients on elinzanetant, what to expectJoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, offers primary care counseling on elinzanetant's side effects and the early onset and continued relief of hot flashes.Read more
October 22nd, 2026Brain fog at menopause: Separating normal change from dementiaMenopausal brain fog is common, and hormone therapy has neutral cognitive effects, according to Pauline M. Maki, PhD. Read more
October 22nd, 2026Stephanie Faubion, MD, on the first menopause therapy discussionStephanie S. Faubion, MD, on choosing between fezolinetant and elinzanetant, liver monitoring, follow-up, and open questions in menopause care.Read more
October 22nd, 2026Neurokinin receptor antagonists improve menopausal sleep disturbanceNK receptor antagonists significantly improved sleep disturbance in menopausal women at 4, 12, and 24 weeks in a meta-analysis of RCTs.Read more
October 22nd, 2026Higher physical activity tied to lower perimenopause symptom burdenPerimenopausal women who were more physically active had significantly lower symptom burden across all domains, a study of 1808 Flo app users found.Read more
October 21st, 2026JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, MSCP, on elinzanetant across menopause subpopulations at TMS 2026JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, MSCP, reviews 4 pooled elinzanetant analyses from OASIS presented at The Menopause Society Annual Meeting 2026, spanning late perimenopause, sleep, VMS reduction, and safety.Read more