ACOG’s October 2026 clinical practice guideline strongly recommends menopause hormone therapy for hot flashes, night sweats, and the sleep disruption they cause. Here is how to know whether you are a candidate, what actually changed with the 2025 FDA label update, and what to do if hormones are not right for you.
A 1972 UK law kept teenagers in school one extra year. Fifty years later, that group had fewer dementia diagnoses. Here is what the study actually found, what brain reserve really is, and what helps at any age.
Ten diets for slower aging were all linked to slower biological aging in a 7,500-person study. But the real gap is about a year, not a decade — and a twin study suggests the link is smaller than headlines claim. Here are the five habits every pattern shares, and where to start this week.
A 2026 Lancet Public Health trial tested a structured 12-week online mindfulness program in pregnant women with a history of depression. Relapse by six months postpartum was 33% with the program and 44% with usual care. Here is what it studied, who it helped, and how to ask your doctor for a program like it.
Skip the recipe hunt. A Mediterranean diet lunch takes four parts and ten minutes: a whole grain, a protein, plenty of vegetables, then olive oil with something crunchy. Here is the formula, plus the protein, fiber, sodium and cost details most guides leave out.
A 206,000-person study tied a score built from triglycerides, cholesterol and body weight to a six-fold diabetes risk gap. Here are the metabolic markers for diabetes worth knowing — what the ranges mean, why a normal weight is not protection, and what to ask at your next physical.
ACOG has updated its menopause treatment guidelines for the first time since 2014. Here is what changed, who hormone therapy may suit, how local and whole-body treatment differ, and the questions to bring to your clinician.
A 6,607-person international survey found women with autoimmune disease wait far longer for a diagnosis than men — and are much more likely to have symptoms dismissed as emotional. Here’s what the data shows, why vague illnesses get read as anxiety, and the symptom timeline and four questions that make a difference.
A 7-day walking plan that breaks up sitting time, supports blood sugar, and builds movement into a desk-bound day — no gym required.
Stretching for flexibility does not lengthen your muscles. A 2025 review of 65 studies found no change in fiber length — what actually improves is your stretch tolerance. Here is the timing, the evidence-based dose, and a simple five-move routine.
