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IBSA UK has introduced Hyaluxelle, a non-hormonal menopause treatment for vulvo-vaginal atrophy, easing vaginal dryness and pain during intercourse. Hyaluxelle is given as deep intradermal injections to the vulvar vestibule, the area at the vaginal opening, in two sessions one month apart, followed by clinical reassessment. IBSA UK is the UK subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical [...]

Wysa has secured £5.3m to adapt a digital mental health programme for adolescent girls in rural India. The funding comes from Wellcome and will support a scale-up study to tailor a clinically validated digital intervention for girls facing limited autonomy, restricted access to technology, lower literacy, stigma and family gatekeeping. Digital interventions are app-based programmes [...]

A surgical procedure developed in Canada reduces the risk of the most common and deadly form of ovarian cancer by nearly 80 per cent. The strategy, known as opportunistic salpingectomy (OS), removes the fallopian tubes during routine gynaecological surgery such as hysterectomy (womb removal) or tubal ligation (having one’s tubes tied). The study analysed population [...]

A recent study published in the BJS has found that switching to the Magseed marker could significantly reduce costs from increased scheduling flexibility and reduced operating delays. Pantiora et al (2025) evaluated data from 426 patients, randomised for localisation of the tumour with either a magnetic seed or a guidewire. The results found that the [...]

Fashion, beauty and lifestyle retailers have joined the American Heart Association to raise awareness of heart disease in women. The Go Red. Shop with Heart. campaign launched at the New York Stock Exchange on 30 January. Retailers will ask for donations at checkout in February or donate a percentage of proceeds from selected items. [...]

A study of 17,494 people has revealed a gap between perimenopause symptoms people expect and those they report, with fatigue and exhaustion far outranking hot flushes. While 71 per cent associated perimenopause with hot flushes, those reporting perimenopause cited exhaustion (95 per cent) and fatigue (93 per cent) far more often. Among more than 12,000 [...]

A Florida couple have sued an IVF clinic after giving birth to a baby who is not genetically related to either of them. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills hired IVF Life, which operates as the Fertility Center of Orlando in Longwood to help them conceive about five years ago using in vitro fertilisation. [...]

AI mammography finds more cancers at screening and cuts diagnoses between screens by 12 per cent, a major trial has found. The study involving over 100,000 Swedish women is described as the first randomised controlled trial investigating the use of AI in a national breast cancer screening programme. Women who underwent AI-supported screening were less [...]

Patients in deprived and underserved areas of England will receive earlier cancer diagnosis through a new £200 million scheme to tackle postcode lotteries in cancer care. Local communities are set to benefit from the  investment, aimed at reducing cancer screening inequalities and catching more cancers early. More people survive cancer than ever before, but progress [...]

Femtech World is to celebrate game-changing menopause innovations at its global awards event. The Femtech World Awards, now in their third year, celebrates the brightest lights in women's health innovation. The event celebrates some of the best examples of leadership, innovation and impact in key areas that affect women's health and wellbeing.  The winner of [...]