Noel King: You can't drink your problems away when you're going through menopause or perimenopause. He says hormone therapy would be federally funded and quality of life could be discussed with both women and men. Noel, we want to thank Laura's mom Ann Bullard for her frankness throughout the show.
The FDA approved a game-changing drug to treat hot flashes, a symptom of menopause. Health writer Jancee Dunn talks about why a transition that happens to half the world’s population still feels like a mystery.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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