Explainer: What is going on with Louise Newson, hose dose HRT, and the BBC?

PLEASE READ: This post is not giving any advice about #menopause or #hrt / #hormone treatments - it is explicitly a discussion of the recent #BBC #panorama episode on Louise Newson, discussing #evidence and regulation, explaining why an investigation is underway, the wider question of #risk and #benefit in #evidencebasedmedicine and to address the question of whether an investigation into a popular figure in this space is justified. I cannot and do not give medical advice, so please talk to your doctor if you want to know what is best for you.
In this video I explain the BBC panorama episode, the controversy over the prescribing practices of Louise Newson and Newson health, and why some people welcome this while others do not. I also talk about the need for #evidence and the fact that conflicts of interest can arise due to financial or ideological vested interests, even in well-intentioned people, and why we have to be careful to always weight evidence in perspective, and not treat any one thing as a panacea in medical science.
Hope this is helpful - please remember to talk to your doctor about what might help you, and if you want more on the science and medicine of these treatments, subject area experts like @drjengunter here are very good, and I'll put some links below to relevant reading:
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