UK femtech investment has risen by more than 194 per cent over the past decade, with deal activity and funding both increasing, new research has found....
Common IVF preparation techniques used before embryo transfer have no proven effect on pregnancy rates, according to a review. Researchers said evidence for the widely used...
By Aleena Ashraf, neuroscientist, published author and part of Véa’s Clinical Advisory Board Menstrual data is missing a critical layer: the mind. The menstrual cycle won’t...
A women’s and children’s health technology fund has raised US$58m at its first close towards a target size of US$125m. Managed by Cross-Border Impact Ventures (CBIV),...
Cultural stigma and a lack of education are making it harder to get menopause help, ethnic minority women in Jersey have said. The women came together...
Cambridge health tech company TidalSense has secured £14.2m in funding led by Cross-Border Impact Ventures to expand its AI-powered lung disease test across the NHS and...
Women should not feel pressured into an “ideal birth”, health secretary Yvette Cooper has said as she promised major maternity reform. Cooper has returned to the...
One in eight mothers in England is now diagnosed with gestational diabetes, after diagnoses of the condition rose by 60 per cent in just five years,...
Researchers in the US have developed a new tool designed to identify women at risk of heart disease much earlier than existing methods allow. The findings,...
Women are being urged to seek evidence-based advice and avoid menopause misinformation shared on social media. A seminar co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) mainly...
Flexible working could help more women entrepreneurs become leaders of family firms by making it easier to balance work and family life, new research suggests. Digital...
A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient globally to receive an experimental off-the-shelf cell therapy. Tracy Tomlinson, 58, was given the experimental...
Daily beetroot juice may help support kidney health during pregnancy in women with chronic kidney disease, early research suggests. Pregnancy puts additional strain on the kidneys....
An endometriosis musical by two US writers will debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. “Endometriosis: The Musical” follows Jane, a woman trying to discover...
Menstrual cycle timing may affect vaccine side effects, according to a study involving 1,474 users of period-tracking app, Clue. People vaccinated before ovulation were more likely...
Johnson & Johnson has offered an estimated US$5.5bn settlement covering about 76,000 claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The proposed agreement could end a...
The Welsh Government has been urged to invest in breast cancer services after figures showed continuing delays in diagnosis and treatment. Breast Cancer Now said the...
Ectopic pregnancy admissions have risen in England since 2021, according to a 20-year analysis of NHS data. Women in the most deprived areas had more than...
Parenthood is associated with changes in women’s health that are not seen in men, including reduced exercise and differences in wellbeing, new research has revealed. Men’s...
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) has shown promise for women at higher risk of breast cancer, with follow-up screening showing greater specificity and accuracy. Cancer detection rates remained...
