Wellness

High brain oestrogen may raise women’s PTSD risk if severe stress strikes during high oestrogen phases, causing memory problems and stronger fear responses, new research has revealed. The study found that exposure to several simultaneous stressors can lead to persistent memory problems, difficulty recalling events and stronger reactions to trauma reminders. Tallie Baram [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Stroke prevention requires aggressive blood pressure control and rapid recognition of symptoms in pregnancy and postpartum, a new scientific statement urges. The guidance details risk factors for pregnancy-related stroke and offers suggestions for prevention, rapid diagnosis, timely treatment and recovery during pregnancy and postpartum. A stroke occurs in approximately 20 to 40 of every 100,000 [...]

Women’s Health Week Europe is returning to London this year, from the 7–8 October, with the Emirates Stadium now confirmed as the official venue for the event. Following a sold-out 2025 conference at the Barbican Centre, the move to Emirates Stadium marks a significant scale-up to match the momentum of the industry. The 2026 event [...]

The US ranks sixth for perimenopause knowledge, behind the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands, research by the Mayo Clinic and period tracker Flo has revealed. Perimenopause is the transition leading up to a woman’s last menstrual cycle and includes the 12 months afterwards, after which menopause is established as hormone levels change. It [...]

Seven in 10 UK mothers feel overloaded and almost half have a mental health issue such as anxiety or depression, new research finds. A survey of mothers' experiences in 12 European countries also found most of those in Britain still do the majority of household tasks and caregiving alone, and that the UK was among [...]

Women spend 25 per cent more of their lives in poor health than men due in part to disproportionately low investment, a new report has revealed. Collectively, women lose around 75 million years of healthy life each year, equivalent to a week of health lost per woman annually, the report found. Women and girls make [...]