18 October is World Menopause Day, a day all about raising
awareness of menopause and the support options available.
Women of menopausal age represent an increasing demographic in
the workplace, and many report that they struggle with work due to
the symptoms associated with the menopause. Nearly a third of women
at this stage of life have taken sick leave due to their
symptoms.
We shared a number of resources internally within Venner Shipley
as part of raising awareness for World Menopause Day, and we have
also been taking a look at some of the technological developments
in this field – a selection of which are shared below.
Combatting night sweats
Amira Health Inc. have a developed a system to address
night-time hot flashes and night sweats. Utilising a wearable
sensor, the system predicts the onset of a hot flash and activates
a cooling system in a mattress pad which pumps pre-cooled water to
reduce the length and disruption of these hot flashes for a
