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  "path": "/2026/05/18/repub/shifting-attitudes-on-menopause-drive-lawmakers-to-push-for-new-protections/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T19:51:06.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Health",
    "Politics & Law",
    "Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation",
    "Claire Gill",
    "Heather Simmons",
    "Jacqueline Perez",
    "Lori Urso",
    "Melissa Shusterman",
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    "National Institute on Aging",
    "National Menopause Foundation",
    "USDA"
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  "textContent": "When Jacqueline Perez started experiencing symptoms of menopause in her early 50s, the brain fog was so severe, she thought she had early-onset dementia. Perez, who founded a website dedicated to normalizing aging for women, said she gained more than 30 pounds and struggled with depression for months before she found a health provider who […]",
  "title": "Shifting attitudes on menopause drive lawmakers to push for new protections"
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