CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 30, 2025)—The menopause transition is often accompanied by a wide array of symptoms, some of which receive more attention than others. Bladder health and lower urinary tract issues are examples of topics not well studied. A new study focused on the association of menopause status and use of hormones with bladder and urinary tract health. Results of the study are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society.

About The Study: In this cohort study of individuals with regular menstrual cycles, influenza vaccine given alone or in combination with a COVID-19 vaccine was associated with a small but temporary change in menstrual cycle length. These findings may help clinicians confirm the utility of vaccination for patients with concerns about menstrual adverse effects of vaccination.

About The Study: Semaglutide and tirzepatide prescriptions within Epic-affiliated health care systems increased slightly between 2021 and 2024, but their uptake remained limited, with only 3% of eligible patients having ever received a prescription during that period. Furthermore, there were disparities in prescribing of varying magnitude based on race and ethnicity, social vulnerability, and urbanicity, although the absolute differences were small compared with the overall underutilization.

A recent study led by the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has focused on this relationship and its effect on colorectal cancer. The study shows that the single-nucleotide polymorphism rs2355016—a tiny DNA change that some people carry—affects how intratumoral microbiota adhere to tumor cells, promoting CRC progression.

About The Study: Pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity, smoking during pregnancy, and formula-feeding in the first 6 months of life were each associated with adverse cardiovascular health trajectories early in life in this cohort study. Future work should examine whether interventions that address these factors would be effective in optimizing cardiovascular health in children.

About The Study: In this preterm cohort study, maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were independently associated with adverse cognitive and language development, with accentuated associations observed in preeclampsia-exposed preterm infants, emphasizing the clinical importance of recognizing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy as a risk, enabling targeted risk management strategies for closer monitoring and aggressive early intervention in affected populations.