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Susan Reed, MD, MPH, MS, and Calbeth C. Alaribe, DMSc, MPH, PA-C, CPCHE, weigh in on FDA boxed warning removals for menopausal hormone therapy.

The FDA granted accelerated approval to Voceryq to reduce papilloma excision surgeries in adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

A recap of the top women's health headlines from October 2026, including FDA approval of pritelivir for refractory HSV, ACOG's new menopause guideline, and more.

Chrisandra Shufelt, MD, on using a cardiovascular risk score to guide hormone therapy candidacy at menopause.

The October 30 update from the FDA follows the February 12, 2026 labeling changes to 6 menopausal hormone therapy products in which the agency also removed safety-related boxed warnings.

Neither maternal MOUD dose nor umbilical cord opioid levels were associated with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome severity.

Susan Reed, MD, on the need for menopause research funding, a clinical trials network, and studies in understudied groups and perimenopause.

Chrisandra Shufelt, MD, on why menopause is a window for cardiovascular prevention and the risk factors OB/GYNs should assess.