Breast cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing thyroid cancer, especially within five years of their breast cancer diagnosis, according to a new analysis of a large national database. The study results were presented Thursday, March 5th at the ...

“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart”  ~Victor Hugo   Dear Red Hot Mamas, By now we all are looking forward to winter being over.  I personally wish for hot flashes to occur when I’m ...

Dear Red Hot Mamas Experts, I believe I am in the perimenopause.  My question is that when my periods were regular I always got migraine headaches.  When I reach menopause will they continue? Thanks for your help. Maureen Dear Maureen, ...

NAMS Challenges New York Times Op-Ed, Nothing Is Wrong With Your Sex Drive. On Friday, February 27, the New York Times published the opinion piece, Nothing Is Wrong With Your Sex Drive, by Emily Nagoski. The NAMS Board of Trustees ...

One of the ENDO 2015 abstracts is regarding Diabetes and Vitamin D Deficiency…..Study finds direct correlation between low vitamin D levels, glucose metabolism (This article is re-printed by permission from the Endocrine Society.) People who have low levels of vitamin ...

International Women’s Day is a global day (annually on March 8th), celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past and present. In some countries International Women’s Day is a national holiday:  Bulgaria, China, Russia, and Vietnam. It is ...

“Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives” is the theme for National Women’s Month, March 2015 Weaving ‘Her’ story – women’s stories – individually and collectively – into the essential fabric of our nation’s ‘history’. There are many remarkable American women ...

Charting the Future of Women’s Healthcare Tue, Mar 24, 2015 Location: Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Metro chapter presented a women’s healthcare innovation and leadership showcase, a signature event on March 24, ...

More Women Now Using Compounded Hormones without Understanding the Risks From 28% to 68% of women using hormones at menopause take compounded, so-called “bioidentical” hormones, but women don’t understand the risks of these unapproved, untested treatments, shows an analysis of ...

Endocrine News (January 2015) A new study reveals that hypoparathyroid patients experience more distress from this disorder than previously realized. Although relatively rare, hypoparathyroidism carries a disproportionately large burden of comorbidity among the approximately 58,700 people living with insufficient or ...