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With her latest venture, the founder of the globally-renowned ‘Pregnancy+' app, Amber Vodegel, is on a mission to address inequity in women’s health.  After building one of the world’s biggest women’s health apps—and selling it to one of the world’s biggest tech companies— Amber Vodegel thought about retiring and spending her days playing tennis. “I’ve [...]

Addressing sex and gender differences in Alzheimer's is 'crucial' for diagnosis and treatment, say experts

Black mothers are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white mothers, with over 80 per cent of these cases thought to be preventable. We speak to Dr Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, founder of the Center of Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice at Tufts University, about what's driving these disparities, why she has [...]

Access to menopause care not only improves employee health but also boosts company performance, says a new whitepaper.

Femtech World meets Dr Natalie Kenny, CEO of the BioGrad Group, and the woman behind Europe’s first female-focused research tissue bank.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women worldwide, so why do their symptoms go overlooked and under-treated for so long? During American Heart Month, Femtech World spoke to Harvard-trained cardiologist and CEO of Systole Health, Dr Simin Lee. Nausea, dizziness, jaw and back pain, extreme fatigue— all symptoms that would sound familiar [...]

Nearly three years of full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine has exacerbated existing health disparities, say the co-founders of FemTech UA, taking a toll on millions of women and girls. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Julia Ivanytska, co-founder of Women’s Health & FemTech Ukraine (FemTech UA), and her family were among those who chose [...]

Founder of the globally recognised patient advocacy platform, The IVF Warrior, Cheryl Dowling, tells Femtech World how she hopes to use her own experience to empower others on their fertility journey in a new role with myStoria. One in six people globally experience infertility, according to the World Health Organization—around 186 million individuals worldwide. Yet [...]

A growing body of scientific research suggests that cannabinoids can be a helpful tool in the management of a myriad of women's health-related symptoms. We speak to some of those at the forefront of this emerging field of medicine.  The former British Monarch, Queen Victoria, is thought to have relied on cannabis tinctures to manage [...]

The inventor of the first FDA-approved diagnostic period pad believes menstrual blood is one of medicine's most overlooked opportunities, with research indicating its clinical relevance for important biomarkers such as fertility, perimenopause and endometriosis, as well as the early detection of cervical cancer.  In January 2024, the company behind the world’s first diagnostic menstrual pad [...]