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Working from home is linked to 0.32 more children per woman when both partners do it at least once a week, research across 38 countries suggests. The study found that among working adults aged 20 to 45, estimated lifetime fertility, meaning children already born or fathered plus plans for future children, rises when one or [...]

A new report explores why so many promising therapies struggle to reach patients and what developers can do pre-launch to prevent this. The Women’s Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) report distills the insights from one of the most practically valuable sessions at the 2025 event: a candid, unfiltered conversation with Jim Kenney, who spent 38 years [...]

With fewer than three weeks left to submit an entry or nomination, now is the time to put forward the women's health research that deserves to be recognised on a global stage. The Research Project of the Year is one of 10 categories at this year's Femtech World Awards - a celebration of the very [...]

To mark Endometriosis Awareness Month, Women’s HealthX is excited to announce that Padma Lakshmi will join the event as a keynote speaker, bringing one of the most influential voices in women’s health advocacy to the stage. Boston, March 30 2026 - New York Times bestselling author and Emmy nominated host and executive producer of Hulu’s [...]

Postmenopausal women with high cardiovascular risk face almost double the hip fracture risk, a new study has found. Postmenopausal women face a high risk of bone fractures. Due to declines in oestrogen levels, which can lead to an increased risk of osteoporosis, even a low-impact fall can result in a serious hip, back or wrist [...]

WUKA, the UK’s leading female-founded B Corp in sustainable period care, has expanded its partnership with Tesco, growing from fewer than 300 stores to more than 1,800 stores nationwide. For the first time ever, reusable period pants are arriving in convenience stores across the UK. The expanded partnership between WUKA and Tesco now includes more [...]

Last year, something quietly powerful happened during Earth Hour. Across the UK, people choosing WUKA’s award-winning reusable period pants prevented 2.6 million disposable pads and tampons ending up in landfills - in a single hour. No policy changes. No sweeping legislation. Just people choosing a different way to manage their periods. Now WUKA, the UK’s [...]

Women who stay active through midlife have about half the risk of early death from any cause as women who remain inactive, a study suggests. Physical activity is known to bring a range of health benefits and lower the risk of chronic disease and premature death. But most earlier studies measured activity at only one [...]

HRT patches used for menopause may be as effective as injections at preventing prostate cancer spread, a study suggests. Patches that lower testosterone by delivering oestradiol, a form of oestrogen, through the skin were found to be as effective as injections at stopping the cancer from spreading. Researchers at University College London investigated whether the [...]

Radiotherapy to the armpit instead of surgery may cut lymphoedema risk in some breast cancer patients, early trial results suggest. Lymphoedema is swelling of the arm or armpit that can happen after surgery to remove lymph nodes. New findings suggest axillary radiotherapy may be as effective at killing any remaining cancer cells while being less [...]