This chapter explores the FDA's approval of Fezzolina tan, the first non-hormonal drug for treating hot flashes in menopause. It discusses its effectiveness and also touches on a study revealing menopause in female wild chimps.
Earlier this year the FDA approved a game-changing drug to treat hot flashes, a symptom of menopause. But menopause is much more than just hot flashes, as health writer Jancee Dunn explains. We talked to her in May 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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