menopause


April 19, 2024

Mind over Menopause — Managing mental health during a time of change

News Staff

A group of three women laughing in a park

By Philmar Mendoza Kabua, BSN May is Women’s Health Month and Mental Health Month, making it a great time to discuss an often overlooked but important topic: menopause. Menopause is a natural part of life, but it can cause significant changes in the body that can really affect a woman’s mental health. It’s important to…


May 20, 2016

STOP Alzheimer’s Forum Focuses on Women

Ben Boulden

May 20, 2016 | Nearly two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s disease are women, and a STOP Alzheimer’s education forum audience recently found out how, in some cases, estrogen-replacement might help some perimenopausal women to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia. Several dozen people gathered in the Jo Ellen Ford auditorium May 10 at the UAMS…


February 25, 2015

Menopause Expert Commentary in JAMA

Spencer Watson

Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D.

Feb. 25, 2015 | Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D., director of reproductive endocrinology at UAMS and an international expert on fertility and menopause, has co-authored commentary on a study on  physical symptoms in menopause published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – Internal Medicine.


November 22, 2013

UAMS Researcher Shows Estrogen May Protect Women from Severe Liver Fibrosis

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – New research led by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hepatologist suggests that estrogen protects women with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from severe liver fibrosis.


April 24, 2013

Fertility Specialist Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D., Joins UAMS

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Fertility and reproductive endocrinology specialist Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see infertility and gynecology patients at offices in the Freeway Medical Tower.</p>