🙌🏼 Fempower Health: January 31, 2024

I’ve clearly made the right choice switching to Beehiiv. Thank you to the news subscribers and for those who have responded to the polls and surveys I’ve put out. As I mentioned last week, this newsletter is for you. The polls are meant to help me understand your needs.

If helpful, a bit about me. I’ve worked in healthcare my entire career - having the fortune of working for or with fantastic clients. Since running Fempower Health, I’ve gotten to know femtech startups, top researchers and doctors, big companies focusing on women’s health, VC and private equity firms.

I say all this because those close to me say we need to get all the information in my brain out to the public. I span the business side, the research side, the patient side. Again, however, this newsletter is for you…so keep coming back and keep providing feedback so that I can continue to evolve it to meet your needs.

I appreciate your support, whether it’s reading this, sharing feedback, sharing with friends, or all of the above!

📣 NEW EPISODE: Part 2 of Our Series on Psychedelics 🎉

Psychedelic Therapy: Safety, Legal Standards, and Clinician Education

This is the second episode in our three-part series where we explore the world of psychedelic-assisted therapy. In this episode, Dr. Lynn Marie Morski, a physician and attorney specializing in psychedelics, discusses various aspects of psychedelics and their integration into healthcare. 

Key Takeaways

• The need for clinician education on the use and potential benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapy

• The legality of psychedelics as medical treatment medicine in the U.S.

• The need for safety protocols and guidelines in psychedelic therapy 

• The importance of vetting facilitators and retreat centers that offer psychedelic therapies, and how to go about that process 

• The debate on whether therapists should have personal psychedelic experiences to have common ground with patients

• Legal challenges and potential lawsuits that currently limit the mainstream use of psychedelics in healthcare

Prefer to Listen to the Episode? Click the play button or hit the three dots to find the option that’s right for you!

🔥 The Latest Health News

• Adequate Protein Intake in Midlife Tied to Healthy Aging. Not only healthy aging but also positive impacts on mental health. The study is said to be the first to examine the long-term impact of midlife protein consumption on later health status. They assessed various types of protein and plant-based proved to have the most positive impact. Check out all Fempower Health resources on mental health, including my awesome interview with Dr. Jennifer Garrison on ovaries, the brain and aging.

• This year breast cancer is estimated to cost the UK economy as much as £2.6-£2.8 billion. This annual cost could rise by almost 40% to £3.6 billion by 2034. Read more about this study on the economical impact of breast cancer.

• Recent study on heavy metals and menopause concludes that heavy metals including arsenic, cadmium, and mercury may act as ovarian toxicants by diminishing ovarian reserve in women approaching final menstrual period.

• Apparently, the microbiome matters not just for your gut and vagina, but also for semen. A recent study shows a link between semen microbiome and male infertility. I’m quite curious when reproductive endocrinologists test for this!? Check out all Fempower Health resources on fertility and microbiome.

• Shingles vaccine offers 4 years protection. This is a reminder to get your vaccine! My friend just had the shingles and may we never ever ever get them! The CDC recommends getting them if you are 50 or older.

• The FDA is evaluating three possible side effects for weight loss drugs: a hair loss condition called alopecia, a swallowing problem that can occur during surgery called aspiration, or suicidal ideation. Ironically, in the same feed, it seems Eli Lilly is now offering a direct-to-patient option for $25. Having worked in the industry for over 20 years, I am happy to hear of the FDA’s evaluation. I am all for medications that help others. However, clinical trials are controlled and the real world is not. With our weight constantly being judged and thus driving prescription rates and shortages, we must be mindful of the most important thing - our health.

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📆 It’s Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

The CDC states that up to 93% of cervical cancer cases could have been prevented with proper HPV screenings? And yet only 40% of women visit their OB GYN on an annual basis.

This is the most preventable cancer!

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