Private equity firms Blackstone and TPG will acquire femtech firm Hologic for US$18.3bn, delisting the women’s health diagnostics group if regulators approve the deal. Hologic, known...
Women who experience menopause earlier in life may face damage to the connection between heart function and brain health, new research suggests. The study of more...
An independent inquiry will be launched into Leeds maternity services following a parent-led campaign over care failures stretching back 14 years. Health secretary Wes Streeting said...
Women who breastfeed develop protective immune cells that help guard against breast cancer, with effects lasting for more than 30 years, new research shows. The study...
Scientists have developed a powerful new approach to detecting endometriosis which could transform how the disease is researched, diagnosed and treated. In a world-first clinical study,...
A five-year, US$4.5m renewal will expand a women’s health careers programme for early-career investigators, strengthening training in sex differences research. The funding supports the Building Interdisciplinary...
TIME Magazine has published its Best Inventions of 2025, spotlighting 300 innovations making the world a better place. Femtech World spoke to some of those addressing...
A new project to develop the women’s health research leaders of the future has received significant backing. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has...
Women who enter menopause earlier in life face a higher risk of dementia, while hormone replacement therapy (HRT) appears to lower that risk, new research suggests....
By James Jackson, CEO at Digostics Gestational diabetes (GDM) is one of the most under-recognised challenges in maternity care today. Despite affecting around one in five...
