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Today sees the launch of balance, a new menopause app from well-known GP and menopause specialist, Dr Louise Newson. balance provides free evidence-based and unbiased information, a health journal and community features, allowing people to take control of their wellbeing.

Dr Louise Newson recently held a Q&A session entitled 'All Things Menopause' with Davina Mccall as part of her Own Your Goals Weekender.

The first results of Professor Tim Spector's study into COVID-19 have been published.

Professor James Simon, who works as a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Reproductive Endocrinology at George Washington University, recently gave a lecture explaining how medical journalism and the media have been misrepresenting HRT as dangerous, particularly since the WHI study was first publicised in 2002.

Dr Sarah Ball, a GP with special interest in the menopause here at Newson Health, recently spoke to Harley Street Emporium to answer important questions about the menopause, HRT and breast cancer.

Dr Louise Newson is joined by Dr Lisa Mosconi, Neuroscientist and author of the bestselling book 'The XX Brain', in this Instagram Live session all about brain health and how women's brains age differently to men's, mainly due to a decline in oestrogen that happens during the menopause. Watch the full video here.

Dr Sarah Ball, a GP with special interest in the menopause here at Newson Health, recently joined the Harley Street Emporium for an informative Instagram Live all about the menopause and why it's so important that we change the way we think about HRT. 

New findings, published by Yale University Professor Philip Sarrel, recommend oestrogen therapy after surgical menopause as a way to effectively control symptoms, as well as reducing the risk of future disease. In this article, Prof Sarrel also explores how HRT can reduce medical expenditure for women following a hysterectomy.

Dr Newson recently teamed up with Ovacome, the Ovarian Cancer Support Charity, to deliver a presentation on managing menopausal symptoms - especially for those who have had treatment for ovarian cancer.

Recently, Dr Newson has taken part in virtual panels as part of the Longevity Leaders World Congress, speaking about the taboo that still surrounds the menopause as well as topics such as sex, wellbeing and ageing well.