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Heads-Up Brief: Medicare Pain Management Coverage-What's In, What's Out, and the Acupuncture Exception Medicare pays 80% for most covered pain services, but many therapies-and most acupuncture uses-aren't included. For most pain management services, Medicare Part B...
The Shift ReportHeads-Up Brief: 4-in-1 “Next Ozempic”? A quiet shift in weight loss research is making headlines: Tufts University chemists report a new tetra-agonist peptide that targets four gut hormones (GLP-1, GIP, glucagon, and PYY).Why It Matters If this drug...
Today is National Women’s Equality Day. On this day, we mark the progress made since 1920, when women won the right to vote. We use this day to recommit ourselves to the ongoing fight for equality — and to remind one another that the work is far from finished. But...
The health and well-being of women, especially during menopause and beyond, are under attack. Federal funding cuts have become a wrecking ball for critical research focused on women’s health issues, halting progress in areas that matter most to us. We're talking about...
The Point When It’s Too Late Gwen was getting out of bed when it happened. A simple twist, a misstep, and then excruciating pain in her hip told her something was wrong. A trip to the ER confirmed it—a fracture. Worse, it revealed something she had no idea was lurking...
The Cost of Ignoring Menopause Research Why Women Are Experiencing Worse Symptoms Than Ever For decades, menopause has been treated as an inevitable, mildly inconvenient phase of life—a “just get through it” milestone rather than a serious medical transition. But new...
The High Cost of Ignoring Menopause Research: Cognitive Health is on the Line Menopause-related cognitive decline is not just an inconvenience—it’s a warning sign. A new study published in Menopause shows that machine learning models can accurately predict which women...
A groundbreaking study published in Menopause confirms what many midlife women have long suspected—there’s a difference between ordinary tiredness and the crushing fatigue that often accompanies menopause. While hot flashes, sleep disturbances, and mood changes are...