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Helium Health has secured a US$2.5m grant to deploy AI-powered tools aimed at improving maternal healthcare across four Nigerian states. The funding will support the rollout of clinical AI technology in primary maternal healthcare services across Lagos, Delta, Kano and Oyo, with Lagos serving as the main operational launch site. The initiative will use the [...]

Nayara has raised pre-seed funding to expand its AI patient support platform, designed to help people manage their healthcare needs between clinical appointments. The UK-based healthtech company develops AI-powered companions for hospitals, healthcare systems and medical technology companies. Its technology answers routine questions, provides personalised guidance and emotional support, and proactively checks in with patients. [...]

More than 20,000 NHS patients will take part in a blood test trial across at least 200 GP practices in England to assess whether cancers can be detected earlier. The government-funded STRIDE-RCT trial will investigate whether blood tests can identify signs of several cancers from a single sample, helping GPs decide which patients need urgent [...]

Posted in partnership with Spital Clinic The list in England has grown for five months running while the overall elective backlog falls. Diagnosis and treatment are separate bottlenecks, and a single headline number hides which one is binding. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists reported on 16 October that the gynaecology waiting list in [...]

Femtech companies U-Ploid Biotechnologies and Calla Lily Clinical Care have won three awards between them at the 2026 BioUK Awards, recognising their work in fertility and women’s health. U-Ploid, which is developing a treatment targeting age-related infertility, won best start-up biotech company. Calla Lily took home both best early stage medtech company and the BioSeed [...]

Northern Ireland has announced £1.9m for endometriosis services, aiming to reduce waiting times and improve access to diagnosis, treatment and support. Health minister Robbie Butler announced the ring-fenced funding, which will support specialist treatment centres and strengthen local services across the region. Butler said: “For too many women, endometriosis can affect every aspect of daily [...]

A protein that helps cancer cells divide could offer an early warning that widely used breast cancer drugs are losing their effect. Researchers found that higher activity of CDK1, a protein involved in cell division, was associated with more aggressive cancers and poorer patient outcomes. The findings could eventually help doctors identify which patients may [...]

Racial and ethnic disparities in fertility treatment uptake persist even among patients with access to fertility benefits, a study of 12,516 patients has found. The research identified differences in treatment initiation, waiting times and treatment selection, despite patients having access to fertility coverage. However, the time from initial consultation to the start of a treatment [...]

Sleep and recovery scores may dip around the hormone surge before ovulation, a pilot study involving six people suggests. Researchers analysed 375 days of overlapping hormone and wearable data, identifying patterns across the menstrual cycle that were less apparent when each dataset was examined separately. The findings are exploratory and were not tested for statistical [...]

Introducing Véa: building a more responsible, women-informed future for AI and mental wellbeing. Artificial intelligence is entering a new chapter. We’re moving beyond chatbots that answer questions into an era where AI agents are becoming increasingly embedded in our everyday lives. One of the most interesting frontiers is health. AI health coaches are beginning to [...]