Care & services

  • Driving women’s health innovation in Bhutan

    Driving women’s health innovation in Bhutan

    FemTech Association Asia, the region’s first and largest specialist advisory and industry network with a core focus on improving women's health through technology solutions, has announced its expansion into Bhutan. The launch marks an exciting new chapter for the organisation as it continues to build a robust network across Asia, promoting innovation, education, and advocacy [...]

  • Increasing social supports for new mothers with opioid use disorder

    Increasing social supports for new mothers with opioid use disorder

    Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a growing public health problem among pregnant and parenting people in the U.S. Between 1999 and 2014, the number of pregnant women with OUD increased by more than four times. This trend also coincides with a rise in pregnancy-associated maternal overdose mortality. Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University, led by Meghan [...]

  • UK’s first menopause education and support network to trial two new courses

    UK’s first menopause education and support network to trial two new courses

    Details of two new courses to help individuals before and during the menopause have been published as part of the launch of the UK’s first menopause education and support programme, created by UCL researchers. The UK’s National Menopause Education and Support Programme - InTune - is being developed by Professor Joyce Harper of UCL EGA [...]

  • AI to check breast cancer scans in groundbreaking NHS trial

    AI to check breast cancer scans in groundbreaking NHS trial

    The technology could help doctors find malignancies in mammograms, freeing up clinical time