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The deal is part of Medichecks’ move into clinical services and follows its earlier purchase of Leger Clinic, creating what the company describes as a hormone health offering for women and men across the UK

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A drug for treating hot flushes and night sweats during the menopause is now available on the NHS in England when HRT (hormone replacement therapy) isn’t suitable

2025 was the year menopause took the mic. It broke into prime-time TV, dominated social feeds, and showed up in congressional hearings, legislation, and HR manuals. And as hot flashes took center stage, so did women’s power

November 1, 2025 ByMaureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health Watch

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to remove the black box warning—its most serious alert for prescription medications—on menopause hormone therapy (MHT) products, social media influencers took a victory lap. Their posts suggested MHT is good for everything—heart, brain, bones, even reversing the signs of aging

Experts recommend starting hormone therapy before the age of 60 or within ten years of the start of menopause. MStudioImages/E+/Getty imageshide caption

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