Vaccinating breastfeeding and pregnant women

SUID was the largest single contributor to the Black-White infant mortality gap in 2024 and drove the biggest share of its rise since 2020.

HPV vaccination before pregnancy was linked to lower odds of preterm birth in a Swedish study of 624,713 births.

Maternal high egg and peanut intake in pregnancy and lactation did not lower infant IgE-mediated egg or peanut allergy at 1 year in PrEggNut.

Menopausal brain fog is common, and hormone therapy has neutral cognitive effects, according to Pauline M. Maki, PhD.

Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, on choosing between fezolinetant and elinzanetant, liver monitoring, follow-up, and open questions in menopause care.

NK receptor antagonists significantly improved sleep disturbance in menopausal women at 4, 12, and 24 weeks in a meta-analysis of RCTs.

Perimenopausal women who were more physically active had significantly lower symptom burden across all domains, a study of 1808 Flo app users found.

JoAnn 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.