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Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Cochrane shares her own research findings on how clinician specialty shapes menopause care and highlights gaps in hormone therapy prescribing.

Larkin Larkin, MD, reviews treatment options for VMS, comparing hormone therapy effectiveness with antidepressants and new neurokinin antagonists.

A 2-fold rise in pediatric hypertension over 2 decades and new long-term imaging data signal a need to rethink how early clinicians act on elevated BP.

Results showed that Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine cut influenza-like illness by 34.5% compared with a standard influenza vaccine.

GLORY-2 participants showed continuous weight loss through 60 weeks with no plateau; mazdutide also improved multiple cardiometabolic markers.

Life-course analysis sheds light on how movement patterns influence brain resilience, giving clinicians new context for counseling about dementia prevention.

Topics include new findings on oral acromegaly therapy, alcohol and dementia risk, tirzepatide in youth T2D, precision mood care, and LARC outcomes.

FDA approves Dexcom Smart Basal, a groundbreaking CGM-integrated insulin dosing optimizer, enhancing diabetes management for adults with Type 2 diabetes.

Eisai and Acumen Therapeutics will present new data in areas including long-term outcomes, brain delivery strategies, and early-stage Alzheimer disease.

Real-world data from 20 000 patients demonstrate significantly higher adherence rates with Shield blood test vs colonoscopy and stool-based screening methods.

Deep TMS becomes first FDA-cleared brain stimulation therapy for adolescents with treatment-resistant depression and is now available for ages 15-86 for MDD treatment.

TMS: Harvard's Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, questions the direction of genitourinary syndrome research priorities and reflects on FDA's removal of HRT warnings.

Study author Daniel Jiang, MD, PhD, discusses data linking hormone therapy to increased autoimmune disease risk in postmenopausal women and clinical implications.

Northwestern University unveils a groundbreaking online tool that helps younger adults understand their 30-year cardiovascular disease risk through percentile rankings.

UK neurodivergent adults report strong views on neurodiversity terminology, emphasizing correct usage and its role in stigma, identity, and communication.

A new study reveals that the Preventive Health Inventory enhances diabetes and hypertension management among veterans without increasing hospitalizations.

In the phase 2 clinical trial, tradipitant, an oral neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist, was dosed twice daily among adults with obesity and treated with semaglutide.

Individuals who have chronic widespread pain showed a 75% increased risk of developing hypertension compared to fellow UK Biobank participants who were pain-free.

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Women increasingly seek evidence-based menopause care as awareness grows, yet many still suffer from untreated vasomotor symptoms.

Higher surprisal scores, measuring how atypical a daily experience is, increased migraine odds by 86% at 12 hours and 115% at 24 hours in new cohort study.

FDA reviews roflumilast cream for young children with plaque psoriasis, potentially offering a first-of-its-kind topical treatment option.

LEO Pharma reveals promising 32-week results for tralokinumab, showing significant benefits for adults with moderate-to-severe hand eczema.

Harvard's Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, explains how common OTC products can worsen vulvovaginal symptoms and the importance of a targeted history in GSM care.

Donna Plecha, MD, discusses how AI-powered mammography risk prediction and polygenic risk scores will enable personalized breast cancer screening within the next decade.

Breast imaging expert, Donna Plecha, MD, provides a roadmap for primary care physicians to implement risk assessment tools and high-risk clinic referrals in their practice.

Nearly 40% of perimenopausal women report misdiagnosis as clinicians treat for anxiety and depression without addressing underlying hormonal imbalance.

New research links high ultra-processed food intake to increased risk of precursors for early-onset colorectal cancer in women under 50.

The comprehensive timeline highlights how WHI findings and subsequent research reshaped HRT risk assessment, guidance, and FDA labeling through 2025.