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A new article has collected some of the needs detected in autistic women regarding motherhood, among them, the shortage of professionals with updated knowledge to identify autism and provide a better individualised attention or the convenience of a family and social support network that favours the transition to the experience of being mothers. The article [...]

Garmin Health, a division of global technology leader Garmin, is dedicated to working with collaborators to create empowering digital health solutions. By integrating the Garmin product portfolio – including popular smartwatches and fitness trackers like the vívoactive 6, Venu 3s and Lily 2 – with Garmin Health API and SDK integration, companies like Metluma can [...]

A promising approach to achieve safer, more effective, and more precise breast cancer treatment has earned a University of Virginia researcher a new $5.5 million grant.  Natasha Diba Sheybani, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and research director of the Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center at UVA, is pioneering an approach to metastatic breast cancer [...]

Femtech World explores the latest business and investment developments in the world of women’s health. UNFPA and Partners Launch Midwifery Accelerator to invest in midwives On World Health Day, UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, and global partners launched the Midwifery Accelerator - a co-ordinated effort to reduce preventable maternal deaths by expanding [...]

A recent study has demonstrated the effectiveness of a novel, technology-assisted intervention for perinatal depression. Perinatal mental health is one of the most pressing and under-addressed global health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).   One in four women in LMICs suffers from perinatal depression, a condition linked to disability, maternal [...]

Researchers have identified nearly 300 genetic disorders that can be treated before or immediately after a baby is born. This “treatable foetal findings list” could improve the diagnosis of genetic conditions in pregnancy and enhance the treatment options available for foetuses who have these conditions. Over the past decade, genomic sequencing has become a vital [...]

A marker linked to inflammation, C-reactive protein, may increase significantly during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle in female patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according new research. This observation provides insight into the pattern of painful vaso-occlusive events (VOEs), which are driven by inflammation, in female patients with the disorder. Jessica Wu, MD [...]

Providers at a US hospital have created a process for caring for women giving birth to babies exposed to substances like opioids in the womb. The new approach, developed by a team at US hospital Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health, will see providers surround mother and baby with the care they need in the hospital, [...]

The prestigious EU Women Innovators Prize has been awarded to Oxolife CEO Agnès Arbat at the European Innovation Council (EIC) Summit on the 3rd of April 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The EU Women Innovators Prize is open to women founders and co-founders from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe, who have founded [...]

Poor oral health is significantly associated with higher instances of migraines, abdominal and body pain in women, new research has found. The world-first study identified specific oral microbes correlated with certain pain conditions, suggesting a potential relationship between the oral microbiome and the nervous system. The findings highlight the importance of good oral health to [...]