A simple DNA test using circulating tumour DNA could forecast how advanced breast cancer responds to treatment, enabling earlier switches to options more likely to work,...
China’s birth rate has hit a record low in 2025, deepening a demographic crisis. Births dropped to 5.6 per 1,000 people in 2025, down from 6.4...
Women in the UK are being failed by a “dangerously underfunded and understaffed” postnatal care system, a new report has warned. Thousands of new mothers feel...
The Femtech World Awards are set to recognise the people, organisations and innovations revolutionising how we treat and diagnose cancer in women. Now in its third...
Two designer perfumes have been recalled over a banned chemical linked to fertility risk and harm to unborn children. Hello by Lionel Richie and Hot by...
Pregnant women exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ could be at greater risk of developing gestational diabetes, a recent study suggests. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are toxic...
Clue, the women-led period and cycle tracker health and wellness app, has announced a significant and strategic investment from Verdane – the European specialist growth equity...
The rising cost of living and poor contraception access have pushed the abortion rate in England and Wales to a record high since 1967, providers and...
The war in Gaza has undermined maternal health and caused a surge in preventable deaths among pregnant women and newborns, a report finds. The research documents...
Merck has launched a MENA femtech accelerator with Qatar Science & Technology Park to back startups improving women’s health. The QSTP x Merck FemTech Accelerator aims...
