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26 Jul 2022
Vaginal estrogen to be made available without a prescription in the UK, says MHRA
Postmenopausal women will be able to access Gina vaginal estrogen over the counter for the first time from September 2022.
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25 Jul 2022
Government responds to Women’s Health Strategy Consultation
In Spring of 2021, the government opened a call for evidence to collect views on women’s health from members of the public, academics, charities and campaigners. Almost 100,000 responses were received and this week the first ever Women’s Health Strategy for England was published.
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12 Jul 2022
Nurses given expert advice on HRT shortages
Multidisciplinary menopause experts feature in the latest issue of Nursing in Practice to explain the current picture of HRT shortages in the UK and how best to help women navigate alternative options.
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30 Jun 2022
Newson Health Research and Education shares survey findings at the RCGP conference
Newson Health Research and Education presented recent survey findings at the annual conference for the Royal College of GPs in London this week.
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30 Jun 2022
Newson Health Research and Education shares survey findings at the British Menopause Society conference
Newson Health Research and Education presented recent survey findings at the annual conference for the British Menopause Society in Warwickshire, UK this week.
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29 Jun 2022
Newson Health Menopause Society establishes a breast cancer working group
Newson Health Menopause Society establishes a breast cancer working group of multidisciplinary cancer experts to improve guidance on treating menopausal women with a history of breast cancer.
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27 Jun 2022
Attitudes towards menopause: time for change
A Comment piece by Zoe Schaedel and Janice Ryder in this month’s issue of The Lancet provides a balanced summary of the current experiences of menopausal women and highlights the need for a change in attitude to this time of life.
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24 Jun 2022
The joyous return of face to face education for NHMS
The educational team at NHMS were delighted to get on the road again after more than 2 years of providing virtual learning to healthcare professionals, with a jam-packed day of education held in the stunning grounds of Himley Hall in the West Midlands.
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23 Jun 2022
Experts come together to share their experiences of managing long COVID
Clinicians from primary care, cardiology, medical physicians and menopause specialists have joined forces to publish their observations and present an overview of their findings in relation to helping individuals with long COVID.
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22 Jun 2022
Normalise menopause but don’t normalise women’s suffering and future health risks: NHMS responds to BMJ article
Newson Health Menopause Society responds to an article published this month in the British Medical Journal concluding that ‘medicalisation’ of the menopause fuels negative perceptions.
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