Read Dr. Holly L. Thacker’s column on some new, exciting options for women with vaginal and pelvic concerns.

Dr. Holly L. Thacker discusses how women can best care for their hair and scalp during the summer months.

The first drug developed specifically to reduce excessive sweating, a common condition that can cause people anxiety and affect their social lives, has been approved. The Food and Drug Administration approved Qbrexza for excessive underarm sweating and will be available in October 2018. The drug is inside a cloth wiped over the skin daily to block sweat glands from activating.

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are supposed to help control costs for payers and lower out-of-pocket costs for plan members. But as a team of investigative journalists with the Columbus Dispatch are revealing, some pharmacy benefit managers are skimming hundreds of millions of dollars in Ohio alone, boosting drug costs for everyone. Pharmacy benefit managers market themselves as keen negotiators able to squeeze pharmaceutical manufacturers for better deals that save money for insurers,…

Many women recognize subtle signs that their period is about to start. An uptick in chocolate cravings, unexplained crankiness and fatigue are common symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that typically come and go relatively quickly. But for others, these symptoms are anything but subtle. A small percentage of women (3%-9%) have premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a medical condition that causes intense physical and emotional symptoms beginning up to two weeks before menstruation…

Indiana patient describes her positive experiences using the Cleveland Clinic Express Care Online app for virtual appointments with Dr. Holly L. Thacker. Patient Mary Margaret Lavelle scheduled an online medical appointment and instructions for the virtual appointment were emailed to her. “It was quick and easy. I just downloaded the Cleveland Clinic Express Care Online app and logged in shortly before the appointment. After a short wait in the virtual waiting room, there was Dr. Thacker…

This recipe is a great way to include more fish in your diet. This southwestern seasoned fish topped with cool tasting Mango Pico makes for a mouthwatering, light meal.

This recipe is from Holly Clegg’s trim&TERRIFIC® Eating Well Through Cancer.

Ever wonder why medications and medical supplies are so expensive? Ever wonder why some critical medications are in such short supply?

Read guest columnist and fitness guru Andrea Metcalf’s column on the best workouts for midlife women.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down on manufacturers marketing the use of laser or other energy-based devices for "vaginal rejuvenation" which manufacturers claim will treat conditions and symptoms related to menopause, urinary incontinence, or sexual function. "The procedures use lasers and other energy-based devices [such as radiofrequency] to destroy or reshape vaginal tissue. These products have serious risks and don't have adequate evidence to support their use for…

The Food and Drug Administration has approved elagolix (Orilissa) for oral treatment of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis, announced AbbVie and Neurocrine Biosciences; this approval makes it the first such treatment in more than a decade. Elagolix is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist and the first and only one developed specifically for managing this kind of pain. The approval is based on two 6-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3…

Cleveland Clinic nutritionist Kristin Kirkpatrick discusses the new field of nutrigenomics and how your genes may dictate what is your best diet.

The Ohio Department of Medicaid is changing the way it pays for prescription drugs, giving the boot to all pharmacy middlemen because they are using "spread pricing," a practice that has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions. Medicaid officials directed the state's five managed care plans Tuesday to terminate contracts with pharmacy benefit managers using the secretive pricing method and move to a more transparent pass-through pricing model effective Jan. 1. "It will provide volumes of…

Bold flavors give this simple chicken dish lots of pizazz. This recipe is from Holly Clegg's trim&TERRIFIC® Eating Well To Fight Arthritis.

Read Dr. Holly L. Thacker’s column describing our new website look with updated web site navigation, tools, terrific information and more!

I was wondering if my medical insurance covers non-surgical treatment CoolSculpting®?

I am just getting 1 or 2 hours of sleep a night as my hot flashes keep me awake all night. I have the air conditioning on as cold as I can without freezing others. After the hot flash I get cold, so all night I am pulling the covers off, then putting them back on. I can't have my husband lay close to me at all.

I am a Minister and when I speak to the congregation as soon as I start to move around or get excited the hot flash will start, and I am not able to give the best sermon or concentrate like I should. I can’t take black cohosh because it hurts my stomach. My forgetfulness is horrible and it is hard to remember what I just said or what I was talking about. It is hard to function at work and I am not giving my family the attention they deserve. My baby girl is getting married and I am doing everything I can to muster up the energy to remember and give my daughter the support from her mother. Please help!