The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced the forthcoming “maternal morbidity indicator system” in its formal response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s...
Football injuries during periods are more severe and take longer to heal, though menstruation does not itself raise injury rates, according to new research. The study...
Flex partners with Clue to make Clue Plus eligible for HSA and FSA spending in the US, letting users pay for menstrual health tools with pre-tax...
Pregnant women who received a Covid-19 vaccine were far less likely to experience severe illness or deliver prematurely, according to a major new study. The research,...
A combination of THC and CBD derived from cannabis was shown to kill ovarian cancer cells without harming healthy cells in laboratory studies. The findings suggest...
The risk of women in England suffering severe post-birth bleeding has risen to its highest level in five years, prompting fresh concerns about NHS maternity care....
IVFmicro has raised £3.5m to advance its microfluidic device designed to improve IVF success rates in routine clinic use. The Leeds-based spinout from the University of...
HRT (hormone replacement therapy) may not increase breast cancer risk in women with BRCA mutations, new research suggests. Women who inherit harmful mutations in the BRCA1...
University of Leeds IVF spinout IVFmicro has raised £3.5m in pre-seed funding. The investment is led by Northern Gritstone, with support from Innovate UK Investor Partnerships...
By Ruby Raut, founder and CEO, WUKA For years, campaigners, scientists, and brands like ours have been calling attention to a hidden issue: the chemicals, metals,...
Joy Parenting Club acquires Heba Care, widening its parenting support platform, and will roll out an AI tracker for feeding, sleep and nappies to all Joy...
Routine mammograms could help assess cardiovascular disease risk in women, new research suggests. The study found that both the severity of calcium in breast arteries and...
The NHS is rolling out a new safety signal system across maternity services in England to spot emerging concerns and prevent tragedies. The Maternity Outcomes Signal...
Femtech app Ovum has agreed a strategic partnership with creative agency AKQA Australia to support growth and boost consumer adoption. The collaboration will see AKQA develop...
Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts run by abortion providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in recent weeks. Campaigners have called the takedowns...
Fertility startup Inito has raised US$29m in Series B to scale its at-home diagnostics platform and develop AI-designed antibodies. The funding round was led by Bertelsmann...
Denmark will compensate Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls for forced contraception, with payouts of 300,000 kroner (about £35,000) each, after decades of practices by health authorities....
Mismanaged heavy bleeding care is costing the NHS millions each year, a new analysis suggests. Experts say thousands of patients could be treated earlier in the...
Telling women their breast density after screening was linked to higher anxiety and confusion than no notification, an Australian study suggests. Breast density is the proportion...
Milken Institute has launched the Women’s Health Network digital platform with Velir x Brooklyn Data to speed collaboration and investment across research, care and technology. The...
