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Femtech world explores the latest investment developments in the world of women’s health. Irish female entrepreneurs win share of €90,000 in Visa’s She’s Next Grant Programme Visa has announced the winners of its She’s Next Grant Programme in Ireland. Now in its fourth year, entries have more than tripled since the programme first launched. The [...]

By Amber Kaplun, lead genetic counsellor for IVI RMA North America. Are you thinking about having a baby? Here’s one thing to consider that may not yet be on your radar: preconception genetic carrier screening. This testing helps evaluate the chances of having a child with a recessive genetic condition and can offer invaluable insights [...]

Smart ring maker OURA and a global research body are collaborating to gain a greater understanding of  behavioural changes during pregnancy. OURA is collaborating with Scripps Research Digital Trials Center and aims to include 10,000 users in its new study. It will retrospectively analyse pregnancies that occurred in the last three years, investigating the physiological [...]

By Steven Chen, chief medical Officer at medtech firm ImpediMed. As cancer survival rates continue to climb, healthcare providers must address a critical yet often overlooked long term risk for breast cancer patients and survivors: lymphedema. This condition, characterised by the buildup of protein-rich lymph fluid in tissues, can significantly impact survivors' quality of life [...]

Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) has been shown to improve sexual wellbeing, compared to mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction, a new study suggests. Many women with breast cancer have sexual health concerns. In previous studies, up to 85 per cent of breast cancer patients report sexual dysfunction but few receive any medical guidance for sexual dysfunction. For [...]

For the first time in 40 years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a hormone-free, low-dose copper intrauterine device, or IUD, for the prevention of pregnancy in females of reproductive potential for up to three years.  The IUD, called Miudella, is hormone-free with a flexible frame made of nitinol, a material that [...]

Hope Khoury, COO of product development firm Go Vertical ICM, urges faster and more prevention-focused improvement of women's healthcare globally. Women's health has languished long enough in medicine, with millions underserved, misunderstood, and having to struggle with a system that too frequently doesn't comprehend the entirety of female physiology. Although recent years have brought us [...]

Hans Gangeskar, CEO of Overture Life, on harnessing lab automation to make IVF more accessible. As infertility rates continue to rise globally, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is an increasingly critical aspect of women’s health and reproductive freedom. The promise that women should be able to choose when and if to have a baby remains unfulfilled [...]

Heart health experts have welcomed a new AI development which could address the cardiovascular care gap which prevents many women from accessing the life-saving treatment they need. Scientists have developed a new AI model which is able to better identify female patients at higher risk of heart disease based on an electrocardiogram (ECG). The researchers [...]

By Sheena D. Franklin, founder of K'ept Health, a women's focused heath informatics company. The femtech industry is at a turning point. What started as a niche sector has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar powerhouse addressing critical gaps in women’s health. Yet, despite this rapid growth, femtech founders still face major roadblocks—limited investment, regulatory hurdles, and [...]