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For decades, women worried about taking menopause hormone therapy (MHT), formerly called hormone replacement therapy, or HRT. And they certainly wouldn’t consider taking “replacement hormones” before they reached natural menopause. But the latest research suggests that beginning MHT during perimenopause could offer meaningful long-term health benefits

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May 20, 2026 ByHoward E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing Share Print This Page

Dr. Alexa Fiffick, a board-certified family medicine physician and founder of Concierge Medicine of Westlake in Cleveland, Ohio, speaks about a new study linking hormone replacement therapy to lower dementia risk

Wellness has become a bit of a buzzword – and one that often comes with a hefty price tag

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — School starts for most students in the Tampa Bay area in less than two weeks

A few years ago, most people weren’t talking about longevity, but now it’s everywhere