What: The Washington Post’s Leana Wen digs into menopause, and specifically how “the medical field is failing menopausal women.” Wen breaks down a 2019 survey that found less than 7% of physicians in relevant fields said “they felt adequately prepared to manage women experiencing menopause.”
Why it matters: Wen asked the study author whether “medical training has improved since her study was published. ‘I don’t think we are making a lot of progress,’ she replied.”
Source: Washington Post
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