I neglected to take a photo of the awesome session we had on #menopause and neurological conditions in women at the American Academy of Neurology meeting. But this lovely barista did make my day with this before my talk! #AANAM #BrainHealth #WomensHealth Pitt Neurology Pitt Psychiatry

When a hot flash is not just a hot flash….
Pauline Maki MedPage Today Pitt Health Sciences UPMC
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Patient: 'I have bad hot flashes.'
Old me: 'I'm sorry, that's awful.'
New me: '...And it's more than a nuisance, it increases the risk of heart disease. How are you doing with your smoking?'

Thanks Rebecca Thurston, PhD #SWAN Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 Gina Lundberg MD FACC FAHA Garima Sharma M.D

Fabulous talk by Garima Sharma M.D about psychological health and heart health in women! American College of Cardiology

So fun to talk to ACC attendees about menopause and women’s heart health! #menopause #HeartHealth #WomensHealth Pitt Health Sciences UPMC Pitt Psychiatry American College of Cardiology

Thanks KDKA for featuring our work on insomnia and CVD in women! Pitt Health Sciences UPMC Pitt Psychiatry SWAN: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation #sleep #HeartHealth #WomensHealth

Nice piece on menopause in The Washington Post featuring the fabulous Susan Reed who highlights SWAN: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation among others!

washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…

It was so fun to talk w Selene Selene Yeager about menopause!! Pitt Health Sciences Pitt Psychiatry UPMC

Investigators including Rebecca Thurston, PhD, published a study in Circulation reporting that persistently high insomnia symptoms—experienced by almost 1/4 of the women studied over the two decades—were associated with 70% increased risk of a CVD event. bit.ly/49kXqfk

So EXCITED for next week's
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where we welcome Dr Rebecca Thurston, PhD from @pittpsychiatry !
See you there! #anesthesiology #patientsafety @pittanesres @pittanes @upmc_rfac
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Thank you NIH NHLBI for featuring our work! SWAN: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Pitt Psychiatry Pitt Health Sciences Pitt Public Health

New pub alert! Persistent insomnia over midlife associated with 70% increased risk of CVD events in women. Risk is even higher when paired w/short sleep. #sleep #heartheath #WomensHealth Pitt Psychiatry SWAN: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Friends of NIA NIH NHLBI Circulation ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

New pub alert! Trauma is important for women’s CV and brain health (and hot flashes) at midlife. See what we have found in the MsHeart/MsBrain and SWAN studies…👇

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Yes menopause can be fun… thanks to The Hill for hosting the very important roundtable on Menopause Awareness Care & Policy #Menopause #policy #WomensHealth
photos: Ralph Alswang

Meet the Women's Biobehavioral Health Laboratory, led by Dr. Rebecca Thurston Rebecca Thurston, PhD. Their research focuses on women's mental and physical health at midlife and beyond. They are recruiting a post-doc and research assistants. thurstonlab.pitt.edu
#MeetTheLab

Thanks Medscape for featuring our work on PTSD and women’s CV and brain health! medscape.com/viewarticle/99…

New pub alert from the MsBrain study! 🧠 We find more menopausal hot flashes, particularly during sleep, associated w adverse circulating Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers. Work done w Pauline Maki Thomas K. Karikari, PhD #menopause #BrainHealth UPMC 👉 ajog.org/article/S0002-…