A baby has died from whooping cough after the mother did not receive the vaccine during pregnancy, the UK’s first infant death from the infection this...
Women treated with beta blockers had a higher risk of death, heart attack or hospitalisation for heart failure compared to women not receiving the drug, a...
A biracial baby was born to a white couple after an IVF error that Australia’s largest fertility provider kept hidden for 11 years, an investigation has...
Hormonal contraceptives appear to shape how women experience emotions in the moment and how they remember emotional events later, new research has found. In the study,...
Femtech World explores the latest business developments in women’s health. Portfolia launches women’s health fund Investing fund Portfolia has launched the Women’s Health Fund IV for...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track status to stenoparib, an ovarian cancer drug for patients who cannot tolerate platinum-based treatments. The...
The type of estradiol-based hormone therapy taken during and after menopause, such as patches or pills, may be associated with differences in memory performance, according to...
Women-led innovation accelerator Springboard Enterprises has announced its 2025 Healthcare & Technology cohort. This year’s cohort includes nine companies developing solutions in biotechnology, therapeutics, digital health...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved gepotidacin (Blujepa), a new kind of oral antibiotic pill to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in females aged 12 years and older, weighing at least 40 kg. Uncomplicated UTIs are the most...
Medtech company Tasso, Inc. and SheMed, a UK-based women’s healthcare company, have announced a new partnership aimed at delivering safer, more personalised weight loss treatments through...
