Misconceptions deny women a critical ten-year window for health management, highlighting urgent need for greater awareness and stronger employer care HONG KONG, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Findings from the AXA Hong Kong Female Health Survey 2026[1] (“the Study”) conducted by AXA Hong Kong and Macau (“AXA”), reveal significant gaps in awareness and understanding of menopause among…
Menopause has (at least) 32 symptoms that span the body. Besides vasomotor symptoms, like hot flashes and night sweats, or genitourinary ones, like vaginal dryness and bladder issues, metabolic symptoms due to menopause, like weight gain and increased insulin resistance, can also happen. In a comment recently published on December 1 in the journal Nature…
“Youth is overrated” is a mantra empowering open water swimmer Edie Hu to break records at 50 years of age. On November 20, the Hong Kong art dealer set off from the Disneyland Resort Pier to circumnavigate Lantau – Hong Kong’s largest island – in a tandem swim with friends Simon Holliday, 46, the founder…
Because menopause alters so many aspects of one’s life—take a look at how varied the 34 symptoms of menopause are for proof—it makes sense that solutions to treat its symptoms should be just as comprehensive. A whole-body experience requires a whole-body approach; there’s a reason why the ideal menopause care team includes experts beyond your…
Celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Shania Twain, and others have been vocal about the need to raise awareness about menopause. (Images via Getty Images/Yahoo Canada Illustration) Menopause can be a lonely experience for many women. Experts suggest there are more than 100 perimenopause and menopause symptoms that take a significant toll on a woman’s physical and…
During the menopause transition, only 1 in 5 women have optimal scores using the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool, known as Life’s Essential 8 (LE8). Among the tool’s eight components, four of them – blood glucose, blood pressure, sleep quality and nicotine use – are key in driving future cardiovascular risks, with sleep being particularly…
So, periods aren’t exactly fun to go through. They’re uncomfortable and inconvenient, accompanied by symptoms like bloating, anxiety, brain fog, etc. Then, decades later, comes menopause — hot flashes, mood changes, insomnia, just a whole new set of even more symptoms. But there’s this other thing women go through in between the throes of living…