Top in women’s health: Complementary menopause therapy; White House research initiative

Therapeutic touch and music therapy were associated with improvements in menopause symptoms, a recent study showed.

Specifically, researchers observed improvements in sleep quality, quality of life and somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms among menopausal women. It was the top story in women’s health last week.

The second top story was about the first-ever White House initiative that aims to address gaps in women’s health knowledge by expanding research funding.

Read these and more in women’s health below:

Therapeutic touch and music improve sleep quality, quality of life, symptoms in menopause

Among menopausal women, therapeutic touch and music therapy were associated with improved sleep quality, quality of life, and somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms of menopause after 4 weeks, researchers reported. Read more.

White House announces initiative to improve women’s health research

Aiming to address health disparities and inequities, the Biden administration announced the first-ever White House initiative to improve the way the United States approaches and funds women’s health research. Read more.

PCOS, IVF and genetics in reproductive endocrinology: A chat with William E. Gibbons, MD

Since deciding in high school to become a physician, William E. Gibbons, MD, never had the desire to be anything other than who he is today, a self-proclaimed science nerd. Read more.