Menopause

Menopause brings hormonal changes affecting bones, sleep, and muscle mass. Experts emphasize strength training, proper protein intake, and targeted nutrition for health.

Medical experts warn that heart disease poses a severe threat to women over 50, often overlooked amid menopause symptoms while killing twice as many women annually as breast cancer.

During Rotem Sela's 43rd birthday celebrations, Mia Dagan decided to bring up a sensitive and often silenced topic in front of the cameras, sparing no details about the dramatic changes awaiting the birthday girl.

After choosing to undergo an oophorectomy to reduce the risk of cancer, I discovered that the hormonal therapy I need has become an ongoing struggle to obtain medication. Phone calls to pharmacies, searches in online groups, and recurring shortages that harm thousands of women. This is not how treatment recommended by the healthcare system should look.

After ending her role as a presenter on Channel 14 and concurrently participating in the TV show "MasterChef", Eden Harel shares the hormonal and physical changes she is experiencing following her entry into menopause.

The company that developed a non-hormonal drug for treating hot flashes. The financial institution that began covering the biomed market. What remains of the cannabis company Tikun Olam. And the success of Israel's UroGen with a cancer treatment product. This week in biomed.

Hot flashes, sleep disturbances, joint pain, and physical changes are some of the symptoms many women experience around menopause. Now, a new study points to a factor that may make this period even more challenging: type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. Researchers found that postmenopausal women with blood sugar disorders reported not only a greater number of symptoms but also more severe symptoms.