Hayden E. Klein

Hormonal shifts drive fat redistribution, muscle loss, and bone decline—all risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women, says Brooke Aggarwal, EdD.

Treating vasomotor symptoms, sleep disturbance, and mood disorders can remove barriers to weight loss for women during menopause, experts say.

Which hormonal contraceptives are still safe, when should women stop using them, and what other benefits do they offer during the menopause transition?

Different cultural, linguistic, and systemic barriers could impact how Indigenous and Hispanic women access menopause care, said Lisa Taylor-Swanson, PhD.

Can women feel relief from tinnitus and burning mouth syndrome during perimenopause and menopause?

Experts also explained how hormone therapy can benefit women managing chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension on top of their menopause.

Researchers will present new findings on how menopause affects cardiovascular, brain, metabolic, and digestive health.

The 7-mg and 14-mg oral semaglutide tablets are now indicated to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with diabetes.

Remote monitoring and algorithm-based tools help pharmacists balance complex workloads in value-based care, says Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD.

Adults with diabetes were 24% less likely to visit an emergency department in 2021 than in 2019.

Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD, explains how value-based models empower a single pharmacist to manage multiple layers of these disease states.

The number of Black, Hispanic, and Latino students admitted into medical schools fell as rates increased for White and Asian students.

The new indication allows doctors to use upadacitinib before tumor necrosis factor–blocking agents when those treatments are clinically inadvisable.

Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD, explains how pharmacists can prevent drug interactions and improve coordination for women with arrhythmia and chronic disease.

Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD, explains how cost, coverage gaps, and tech literacy hinder women’s access to early arrhythmia detection tools.

Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD, explains how atypical symptoms, research gaps, and care inequities delay arrhythmia detection in women.

Laxmi Patel of Savista discusses how the Budget Reconciliation Act could widen Medicaid coverage gaps and strain hospitals across states.

A CCS report found that pharmacists lack time for diabetes education as workloads rise, worsening disparities and threatening adherence.

Research highlights disparities in anti-obesity medication use and metabolic and bariatric surgery.

The European Association for the Study of Obesity now recommends the 2 treatments for obesity and most associated complications.

The risk of pneumonia-related hospitalization increased the most for patients using non-TNFi biologics, climbing by 257% compared with controls.

Immune gene signatures were linked to illness severity and treatment response in sepsis and other critical conditions.

Hope Krebill of the Masonic Cancer Alliance at the University of Kansas Medical Center outlines patient navigation models that improve outcomes and reduce missed appointments.

Cardiopulmonary risk is high and persistent across the entire COPD disease course, making early recognition and integrated care crucial.

Laxmi Patel urges rural hospitals to align leadership early and build logic models to show how transformation funds can drive access, equity, and sustainability.

Hope Krebill, MSW, BSN, RN, discusses the challenges rural hospitals face in delivering therapies like CAR T and bispecifics.

Laxmi Patel explains how providers can meet potential new Medicaid documentation requirements without harming patient access.

Altering gut motility, fueling inflammation, and disturbing microbes are some of the ways stress and anxiety can disrupt gut health.

Laxmi Patel urges hospitals to embed financial screening and simplify payment options to prepare for rising levels of uninsured patients from Medicaid changes.

The program works by embedding Medbridge’s Pathways platform into Marathon’s MoveWell MSK program and advanced primary care model.