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Experts warn weight-loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro could worsen bone health in menopausal women already at risk of osteoporosis. Dr Jack Mosley, son of the late broadcaster and health advocate Michael Mosley, said the treatments may carry hidden side-effects for women with fragile bones. The drugs mimic GLP-1, a natural hormone that increases [...]

A new study has found hsCRP—a marker of inflammation—can help identify women who are at risk of heart attacks and strokes but are missed by current screening algorithms. Cardiologists have long known that up to half of all heart attacks and strokes occur among apparently healthy individuals who do not smoke and do not have [...]

By WUKA CEO and co-founder, Ruby Raut Eight years ago, I launched WUKA with a simple mission: to make periods sustainable, comfortable, and free from shame. At the time, period underwear already existed, but it wasn’t truly a solution. You still had to wear pads or tampons alongside it. Most designs were made as backups, [...]

A baby has died from whooping cough after the mother did not receive the vaccine during pregnancy, the UK’s first infant death from the infection this year. The death occurred between January and June 2025, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), as vaccine uptake continues to fall among pregnant women and children. Whooping [...]

Women treated with beta blockers had a higher risk of death, heart attack or hospitalisation for heart failure compared to women not receiving the drug, a recent study found. Men, meanwhile, did not face this increased risk, the study showed. The research also showed that beta blockers provide no clinical benefit for patients who have [...]

A biracial baby was born to a white couple after an IVF error that Australia’s largest fertility provider kept hidden for 11 years, an investigation has found. The baby’s delivery at a Brisbane hospital in 2014 was the first time the couple realised something had gone wrong with their treatment. The case took place at [...]

Hormonal contraceptives appear to shape how women experience emotions in the moment and how they remember emotional events later, new research has found. In the study, researchers compared women using hormonal contraceptives with women who were naturally cycling. Participants viewed positive, negative and neutral images while applying different emotion regulation strategies, such as distancing, reinterpretation [...]

Femtech World explores the latest business developments in women’s health. Portfolia launches women's health fund Investing fund Portfolia has launched the Women's Health Fund IV for women's health innovation. The company has stated that Fund IV's debut investment is in Gameto, a clinical-stage biotechnology company reprogramming female cells to transform fertility and hormonal care. [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track status to stenoparib, an ovarian cancer drug for patients who cannot tolerate platinum-based treatments. The designation, given to medicines addressing serious medical needs, allows more frequent FDA communication and may enable accelerated approval if criteria are met. Allarity Therapeutics is developing stenoparib as an [...]

With jewellery that doubles as a discreet safety device, Danish startup All U Me is combining social impact with innovation to address the significant impact of sexual harassment on women’s health and wellbeing. One in three women has experienced physical or sexual violence, and around half have experienced sexual harassment since the age of 15. [...]