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☆ Women are demanding better menopause care. Online platforms are heeding the call.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Heather Lindsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Online platforms reflect a growing demand for menopause care like hormone-replacement therapy. These studies aim to develop a better understanding of women's menopause symptoms like depression, insomnia, and hot flashes, with the goal of developing more helpful treatments. To further address the need for perimenopause and menopause research and medical care, Congress introduced in May the bipartisan Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act. After roughly a year of treatment for her menopause symptoms, Miller is flourishing. "I'm getting my doctorate in higher educational administration, and I would have never been able to navigate such an enormous responsibility without menopause care," Miller said.

Persons: —, Jodi Miller, Miller, Dr, Mary Jane Minkin, Minkin, Neel Shah, Shah, palpitations, Joanna Strober, Midi, Strober, it's, Joe Biden, I'm Organizations: Healthcare, Service, OB, Yale School of Medicine, Health, View Research, Maven Clinic, Health's, women's, National Institutes of Health, Health Initiative, Education, Labor, Pensions, US Locations: Rochester , New York, midlife, India

☆ Women face bias and disparities in healthcare. Digital tools could help meet their needs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Sarah Sloat | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Historically, women's healthcare has been impaired by challenges like bias and a lack of specialized providers. For years, healthcare systems weren't designed for women, and there are still gaps in research and treatments for women's health issues. AdvertisementWith this reality in mind, Joanna Strober cofounded Midi Health, a website designed to help people experiencing menopause and perimenopause access specialists. Interventions can range from lifestyle coaching to prescription medication, and Midi providers can refer patients to in-person treatments when needed. Midi Health is on its way toward doing that; the company closed a $60 million Series B round in April.

Persons: Ashlee Wisdom, Wisdom, Smisha Agarwal, Agarwal, they're, Joanna Strober, Strober Organizations: New York University, Health, Center for Global Digital Health Innovation, Johns Hopkins University, Women's Health, US National Institutes of Health, Midi Health, Midi, Silicon Valley Bank Locations: Black

☆ Exclusive: VCs are circling Midi to give more money to the menopause care startup, just 4 months after its last funding round
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At the White House, Jill Biden is leading a new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health. Most menopause care startups, including Midi, sell into enterprises to offer the service as a benefit to employees. US companies lose about $1.8 billion each year from workdays missed due to menopause symptoms, according to a Mayo Clinic estimate. While venture funding to women's health startups fell in 2023, according to CB Insights, startups tackling menopause symptoms surged ahead of the pack. Data shows these startups raised $230 million last year, making up a third of all funding to women's health startups.

Persons: hasn't, Semper, Joanna Strober, Sharon Meers, Goldman Sachs, It's, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, tailwinds, Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, Biden, workdays Organizations: Business, Midi, GV, Google Ventures, Felicis, Houston, Hermann Health, CBS, McKinsey, White, Mayo Clinic Locations: Midi

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