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Women going through the menopause are being cautioned against spending money on direct-to-consumer menopause services that may provide little benefit. A group of doctors raised concerns about overstated hormone therapy claims, aggressive promotion of supplements and tests, and marketing presented as advocacy. They argue that commercial menopause services raise questions about reliability and the risk [...]

Women's Health Week Europe is adding a dedicated Founders' Day on Tuesday, 15th October 2025 at the Barbican Centre, London – completely FREE with conference tickets. This comprehensive business day features interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, and pre-arranged investor meetings, designed specifically for growth-stage innovators and investors in women's health. From idea to exit, it's a [...]

Women with Alzheimer's disease have omega fatty acid levels up to 20 per cent lower than healthy women, while men show no such pattern, new research shows. The finding points to sex differences in how the disease develops and affects the body, prompting researchers to advise women to ensure enough omega fatty acids through diet. [...]

By Tirza Jova, Founder & CEO, Milk by Mom Planning my first cross-country trip as a new mom, I pictured the airport obstacle course: hard cooler, melting ice packs, and the dread that one delay could undo weeks of effort. Then I discovered freeze-drying my breast milk. We live in a world with autonomous cars [...]

Prenatal exposure to paracetamol may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in children, new research suggests. The study is the first to apply the rigorous Navigation Guide methodology to systematically evaluate the rigor and quality of the scientific literature. Paracetamol is the most commonly used over-the-counter pain [...]

Giving pregnant women unconditional cash transfers of US$1,000 in rural Kenya cut infant mortality by 49 per cent, new research has found. The one-time payments, about three-quarters of annual household income, also reduced deaths in children under five by 45 per cent when the money arrived around the time of birth. The findings suggest that [...]

At WUKA, we strongly believe that no girl should have to skip sports because of her period. Our Tackle Anything campaign isn’t about making headlines with national level sports partnerships, but rather supporting thousands of girls in grassroots sports. Girls in Sports Many girls are simply taught about the menstrual cycle from a biological perspective [...]

As we all know too well, for decades, women’s health has been an overlooked corner of medicine. Research has often excluded women, leading to gaps in understanding, and funding has lagged behind other areas of healthcare. Yet in recent years, a quiet revolution has been taking shape. Startups, clinicians, and investors have begun to focus [...]

By Paula Bellostas Muguerza, Global Lead, Healthcare and Life Sciences at Kearney The lack of female representation in clinical research is finally getting the recognition it deserves as a driving factor of the gender health gap. With only 7 per cent of healthcare research focused on conditions that exclusively impact women’s health, it’s an area [...]

New research has found that heavy periods and menstrual pain in teenage girls are linked to lower grades and increased school absences. The study, described as the most robust to date on this issue, examined data from 2,698 girls aged 13 to 16 in the Children of the 90s study, linking health records to school [...]