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Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population, but new research suggests that its nutritional value may extend beyond its familiar carbohydrate content. Scientists have found that black and green varieties of Japanese rice contain unusual fats and may be digested more slowly than ordinary white rice

“I was looking for a space where I could grow and be with my own community,” says the 17-year-old Sacramento resident. “Specifically Black people and people my age where we’re cultivating healing.”

For years, Cathleen “Cat” Brown, a Philadelphia obstetrician and gynecologist, would listen to patients complaining of hot flashes, brain fog, and painful sex and prescribe estrogen as a safe option for easingtheir menopausal symptoms

November 13, 2025 ByMaureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health Watch

In a pivotal move, the US Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it is taking steps to remove the lengthy “black box” warning on many hormone treatments for women with menopause symptoms, a shift expected to give women more options for treatment and generate a flood of new prescriptions