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Three Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill to restrict companies from collecting or sharing reproductive health data, in response to growing concerns over digital surveillance following the fall of Roe v Wade. The “my body, my data” bill was introduced in both the US House and Senate and aims to prohibit businesses from collecting, using, [...]

Despite incredible advances in medical science and digital innovation, a persistent and well-documented gender health gap continues to impact millions of women worldwide.  From underfunded research to misdiagnosed conditions and a lack of gender-specific clinical data, the system is overdue for transformation. Enter femtech — a booming sector of health technology focused on improving women’s health and [...]

Short-term bets, long-term needs: Rethinking investment in women’s health By Morgan Rose, CNM, WHNP-BC, IBCLC | Chief Science Officer, Ema Most investors treat women’s health as a series of disconnected markets. One fund backs cycle tracking. Another backs a postpartum platform. A third takes a bet on menopause. While women experience distinct life stages, they [...]

Black and Latinx women are more likely to face serious complications during planned repeat caesareans than White women, new US research has found. While complication rates were similar across all racial and ethnic groups for vaginal births after a previous caesarean, disparities emerged in outcomes for those having planned repeat surgery. Researchers examined severe maternal [...]

Women who experience trauma or hardship in childhood may have up to twice the risk of developing endometriosis later in life, new research has found. A study involving more than 1.3 million women found those exposed to violence in childhood were over twice as likely to be diagnosed with the condition compared to those who [...]

Public health bodies should create official period tracking apps to compete with commercial versions, experts say, amid rising concerns over how private companies collect and sell women’s sensitive health data. Cycle tracking apps (CTAs), often presented as tools for empowerment or managing fertility, are a “goldmine” for advertisers, according to research from the University of [...]

By Chaitra Vedullapalli What if intelligence was no longer something you hired, but something you accessed—like electricity, water, cloud storage or bandwidth? Take a moment to sink in. After listening to Sam Altman's TED Talk on the democratisation of intelligence, Jensen Huang on Rebuilding Industrial Power and Satya Nadella's keynote at Microsoft Build, it became [...]

Women in England and Wales would no longer face criminal charges for ending their own pregnancies under legal changes to be voted on by MPs next week. As reported by BBC News, the proposed amendment to the crime and policing bill would decriminalise abortion at any stage when carried out by a woman in relation [...]

A record gap has emerged between women and men in the US on abortion rights, with 61 per cent of women now identifying as pro-choice compared with just 41 per cent of men. The divide has widened sharply in the three years since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling that [...]

The agenda has been unveiled for WHIS 2025. Formerly the Women’s Health Innovation Summit, this year’s event brings together the entire women’s health ecosystem and incorporates previous FemTech and Reproductive Health events. A bold move, it consolidates multi-sector efforts to accelerate industry-wide solutions across women’s health, mirroring a critical moment of convergence in women's health [...]