Wellness

By Morgan Rose, CNM, WHNP-BC, IBCLC | Chief Science Officer, Ema In a bold stride toward reshaping paediatric allergy care, Free to Feed has launched a groundbreaking new partnership with Ema, the first AI platform built for women’s health. This collaboration is more than technology; it radically improves how we identify and support food-allergic children [...]

Femtech World explores the latest developments in women’s health research - from overcoming EGFR-targeted therapy resistance in breast cancer to understanding obesity’s role in triple-negative breast cancer, and more. EGFR-targeted therapy resistance in breast cancer Researchers have reviewed current research on why Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-targeted therapies often fail in breast and head and [...]

By Morgan Rose, CNM, WHNP-BC, IBCLC | Chief Science Officer, Ema AI is not a feature. It’s infrastructure. That’s the thesis behind Ema’s newly launched Women’s Health AI Pilot, a fully funded programme aimed at rethinking how intelligence is integrated, not bolted on, across care, wellness, and diagnostics. And it’s not hypothetical. Five companies will [...]

Women experienced greater declines in mental and physical health than men during the Covid-19 pandemic, new research has found. They reported eating fruit less frequently, smaller reductions in alcohol consumption and a sharper rise in psychological distress compared to men over the same period. Before the pandemic, women appeared to benefit more from healthy lifestyle [...]

As demand for egg donation grows around the world, Future Fertility is bringing transparency, predictability, and reliability to donor oocyte programs. The company has announced the launch of ROSE—a new AI-powered oocyte quality workflow and report built specifically for egg banks and donor egg programs. Jullin Fjeldstad is Head of Clinical Embryology and Scientific Operations [...]

An app focused on insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is launching this week, aiming to offer personalised tools for women managing the condition. Lilli Health says its Lilli App is the first comprehensive platform built specifically to address insulin resistance in PCOS – a hormone imbalance that affects up to 20 per cent [...]

By OncoGenomX, Allschwil, Switzerland When it comes to breast cancer treatment, one truth remains painfully clear: despite decades of progress we still cannot answer the question which treatment(s) a tumour will respond to. At OncoGenomX, we think it’s time to change that. We now have tools that allow us to look inside a tumour, understand [...]

A US$50m pledge to establish an endometriosis research centre has divided academics and public health experts over the ethics of accepting funding linked to the poker machine industry. The 10-year commitment will support what is being described as a world-first institute focused on accelerating diagnosis and developing precision-based treatments for a condition affecting around 1 [...]

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) will safeguard player rankings for those undergoing fertility procedures such as egg freezing and IVF, in what players have called a "safe space" for family planning. Under a rule announced on 11 June 2025, WTA players ranked inside the top 750 in singles or doubles will be able to retain [...]

A healthy gut microbiome before chemotherapy may help protect breast cancer patients from heart damage caused by treatment, new research suggests. Scientists found that specific gut bacteria were linked to biomarkers associated with increased risk of cardiotoxicity – damage to the heart muscle as a result of cancer therapies. The study examined the gut microbiome [...]