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Collective X Health has launched with US$3.2m in pre-seed funding to expand its women’s health data platform and support further research. The company licenses research-backed insights on female physiology to wearable technology companies, digital health platforms and performance brands. The funding will support research across different life stages and conditions, expand the platform’s capabilities and [...]

Allara has raised US$30m to develop AI tools, expand access to women’s healthcare and fund research, bringing its total funding to US$75m. The US virtual healthcare company provides integrated care for hormonal, metabolic and reproductive conditions. In a survey of more than 1,600 women joining Allara, 58 per cent had already consulted at least two [...]

Posted in partnership with London Pregnancy Clinic The most detailed look most parents in England get at their developing baby arrives around the midpoint of pregnancy. The NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme offers a screening scan between 18 and 20 weeks, and that scan screens for eleven physical conditions. It is a well-run, well-audited programme, [...]

Women with autoimmune conditions were more likely than men to have their symptoms dismissed as psychological or psychosomatic, new research has revealed. The findings suggested that women face much longer waits for a diagnosis and treatment. More than 6,600 people with autoimmune conditions took part in the study. Most participants were women, and most were [...]

Posted in partnership with Jeen Health NHS England has launched a National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Register, a national record of people carrying gene variants that raise their cancer risk. It covers around 120 cancer susceptibility genes. People on it are tracked, invited for screening and offered faster access to personalised treatment and trials, and those [...]

Google has partnered with Flo Health to integrate menstrual health data into Google Health and develop future women’s health wearables. Flo users will be able to sync their cycle data with the Google Health app from early next year. The companies also plan to develop hardware combining Flo’s women’s health insights and algorithms with Google’s [...]

US maternity ward closures are increasing as federal Medicaid cuts take effect, with further closures expected ahead of wider changes in 2027. An analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care found that 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill was announced in July 2025, with another eight announcing plans to close. The bill [...]

Bangladesh and the European Investment Bank (EIB) plan €250m to expand women’s healthcare for around 47 million women and adolescent girls from 2027 to 2031. The programme, called the Women’s Health Initiative, aims to improve maternal and newborn healthcare, cervical and breast cancer treatment and emergency obstetric services. It will also strengthen primary healthcare, district [...]

Clue has launched an in-app healthcare access service connecting users with providers across several areas of women’s health. The period and cycle tracking app said Get Care is designed to help users move from tracking their health to accessing treatment and support. The service covers contraception, conception, metabolic and mental health, perimenopause and at-home testing [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a global roadmap to tackle hypertension in pregnancy and reduce deaths and serious illness among women and babies. The plan covers hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia, which involve high blood pressure and can cause serious illness during pregnancy. These disorders affect an estimated 10 to 15 per [...]