New research looks at why killer whales go through menopause
NPR posted a news story about orca whales and menopause: "Menopause Mystery: Why Do Female Killer Whales Experience The Change of Life?"
Visitors from Sweden join BWH Women’s Mental Health providers to discuss models of healthcare delivery
WHARP and the Women's Mental Health Division host Ann Josefsson, MD, PhD, and Gunilla Sydsjo, PhD, for their Grand Rounds Lecture, "Mental Healthcare during Peripartum and Infertility - The Swedish Model". Drs. Josefsson and Sydsjo visited Boston to learn more…
WHARP presentation: Depression symptoms in menopause – OB.Gyn. News interviews Dr. Joffe
OB.Gyn. News interviewed Dr. Joffe on her recent presentation at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) meeting: "It's not easy to identify clinical depression in menopause"
Published WHARP Research: Mood disturbance and Nighttime Hot Flashes
Dr. Joffe published the following study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol. 101, Issue 10, 1 October 2016, 3847-3855: "Independent Contributions of Nocturnal Hot Flashes and Sleep Disturbance to Depression in Estrogen-deprived Women" This research was picked…
Sleep and Menopause: Vexing Challenges
Dr. Joffe published an article on MyApnea.org, co-written with Dr. Suzanne Bertisch: Sleep And Menopause: Vexing Challenges
WHARP Presentation: Influence of Reproductive Hormones and Nighttime Hot Flashes on Mood in Depressed Perimenopausal Women Reporting Stressful Life Events
Katie Sullivan and Julie Camuso, WHARP Research Assistants, presented a poster, "Influence of Reproductive Hormones and Nighttime Hot Flashes on Mood in Depressed Perimenopausal Women Reporting Stressful Life Events", at the annual Harvard Psychiatry Research Day. April 2016.
“Hot Flash Havoc” Documentary on PBS
PBS Stations Nationwide will be airing this new documentary in March: Hot Flash Havoc: a film of menopausal proportions
A Woman’s Experience Through Menopause on the NY Times
The New York Times Opinionator Section published the following article: "All Praise the Women of Menopause"