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From AI-powered fertility treatments to wearables, innovation is accelerating across every aspect of women's healthcare. But with this rapid evolution comes critical questions: Where is investment flowing? What barriers do startups still face? And which innovations will define the next decade? Join host Stephanie Price in conversation with George Partridge, head of content at the [...]

A large, long-term study has found that the introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in community settings is highly effective in protecting young women from infections caused by the cervical-cancer-causing virus—including women who didn’t even receive the vaccine. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide and is the primary cause of cervical [...]

Psilocybin may heighten anxiety and depression in new mothers rather than help treat postpartum mental health conditions, research suggests. Scientists found that giving mouse mothers the psychedelic drug – the active compound in magic mushrooms – increased anxiety and depressive-like behaviour linked to perinatal mood disorders, which are mental health conditions that can develop during [...]

Menopause is not linked to increased disability accumulation in women with multiple sclerosis, according to the largest study to date. The study followed 987 Australian women with MS over 14 years, of whom 404 (40 per cent) had gone through menopause, and found no link between hormonal changes and disease progression. Led by Monash University [...]

Preconception BMI outside the healthy range is linked to longer time to pregnancy and higher miscarriage risk, new research has revealed. The study followed 3,033 pregnancy or preconception episodes among couples in Rotterdam between August 2017 and July 2021, examining how body mass index (BMI) – weight relative to height – affects fertility. Women had [...]

A couple who set up a charity to support families experiencing pregnancy after baby loss wants to supply comfort boxes to every hospital in England. Amneet and Dan Graham, from Gillingham in Kent, set up Willow's Rainbow Box in 2017 after the birth of their daughter Willow, following a miscarriage the previous year. The charity [...]

AbbVie said on Monday that it will launch ovarian cancer drug Elahere in the UK at the same list price as in the US. The announcement follows President Donald Trump’s push for drugmakers to align domestic prices with the lowest levels paid by comparable high-income countries under his “most-favoured-nation” policy. The US currently pays nearly [...]

Twenty-one per cent of Gen X women meet criteria for addiction to ultra-processed foods, compared with 10 per cent of men in the same generation, new research has revealed. The rate is much higher than among adults who grew up earlier and first encountered ultra-processed foods – products high in fat, salt, sugar and flavourings [...]

Depression and psychosis are more common in women after childbirth than before, while suicide attempts fall, according to two major studies in Sweden. Researchers analysed nearly 1.8m pregnancies between 2003 and 2019 and found that mental ill health has risen over time, especially before pregnancy. During pregnancy, new diagnoses decline, but after childbirth, risks increase [...]

GENinCode shares rose 6 per cent on Thursday after University College London Hospitals (UCLH) became the first NHS trust to introduce its ovarian cancer test. The AIM-listed company’s stock rose 0.25p to 4.55p after UCLH confirmed it will roll out the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm (ROCA). UCLH is offering the service through its Familial [...]