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Talkspace has partnered with women’s healthcare provider Tia to integrate mental health services into primary care across all stages of a woman’s life. The agreement will see Tia’s clinicians refer patients to Talkspace for therapy and psychiatric care, creating what the companies describe as a comprehensive model that addresses both physical and mental health. The [...]

Escala Medical has secured US$4.5m in Series A funding to expand use of its FDA-cleared device for pelvic organ prolapse, bringing total funding to over US$8m. Proceeds from the funding round will support commercial expansion in the US, market entry in Europe following anticipated CE mark approval in 2026, and rollout in Southeast Asia via [...]

Nearly one in three women who experience menopause before age 40 suffer from depression, with fertility grief and lack of emotional support identified as key factors, new research has found. The study found that women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) – when ovaries stop functioning before age 40 – had higher rates of depression than [...]

Leading psychiatrists say a US panel promoted false claims about antidepressants in pregnancy, including that they are ineffective and linked to autism or birth defects. The meeting on Monday featured 10 panellists, several of whom rejected the prevailing medical view on the safety of antidepressants during pregnancy. They raised concerns about conditions such as autism, [...]

UK students lose around six weeks of academic time during their degrees due to menstrual health issues, with 70 per cent struggling to concentrate during assessments. Students diagnosed with conditions such as endometriosis or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) reported missing around 11 weeks across a three-year course. Endometriosis causes tissue similar to the womb lining [...]

Women in high-poverty areas saw memory decline of 7 per cent per decade in midlife, with even sharper drops of 10 per cent among Black women. The study tracked 1,391 women in the US for up to 13.5 years and found that exposure to concentrated neighbourhood poverty was associated with sharper decline in episodic memory [...]

Parents in their early 30s report fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety than peers without children, but gender and income gaps in mental health still remain. A new study shows that mothers and fathers aged 32 in England reported slightly lower levels of anxiety and depression, and greater life satisfaction, than those without children. However, [...]

UK MPs have proposed regulating digital fertility services after Apricity’s collapse left patients in limbo at a critical point in their IVF treatment. Conservative MP Caroline Dinenage introduced a ten-minute rule bill to extend the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s (HFEA) powers to include online providers and wellness clinics offering fertility-related services. The move reflects [...]

Maternal deaths rose from 209 to 254 between 2015–17 and 2021–23, despite fewer births, new data from the House of Commons library has revealed. The death rate increased from 9.16 to 12.67 per 100,000 births over the same period. A maternal death is defined as one occurring during pregnancy or within 42 days of the [...]

Around 5,700 breast cancer patients will now be eligible for ribociclib after NICE widened access to the combination therapy. Ribociclib will be available on the NHS for people with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer, even if their disease hasn’t spread to the lymph nodes. The drug is used with an aromatase inhibitor to help [...]