The Women’s Health Ambassador for England, Dame Lesley Regan, has promised to overhaul the government’s 10-year strategy, as she revealed the scale and cost of the...
AI technology can identify 42 per cent of breast cancers that develop between routine mammograms by flagging women at highest risk, researchers have found. The study...
LiviWell has raised US$3.3m seed funding to advance FDA clearance and ready the launch of Livi, a post-intercourse device for vaginal microbiome balance. Livi is a...
More than 80 per cent of women with menopause symptoms do not seek medical help, despite the impact on daily life, according to new research. The...
Femtech World explores the latest business developments in the world of women’s health. NHS platform Evaro partners with period tracking app Clue in UK-first integration Evaro,...
The NHS has made the morning-after pill free at almost 10,000 pharmacies in England, ending postcode lottery access to emergency contraception. Women can now obtain the...
By Martin Piria, senior machine learning engineer at Ema Search has changed. For years, Women’s Health companies have invested in SEO, optimising their websites so Google...
Propel Healthtech West Yorkshire is calling on innovators with healthtech solutions to apply for its accelerator programme. The programme is free for successful applicants and provides...
The FDA has approved elinzanetant, a new non-hormonal treatment for menopause that reduces hot flushes and night sweats. Clinical trials in the US, Europe and Israel...
Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of breast cancer, with a study of more than 400,000 women showing higher rates in areas with...
Women’s healthcare company Tia, backed by Melinda French Gates, has cut 72 jobs, reducing its workforce by 23 per cent across corporate and clinical divisions. Chief...
The Menopause Society has secured US$5m from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to develop digital training for healthcare professionals. The grant will fund the digital-innovation...
Thousands of people protested in Seville on Sunday after revelations that 2,300 women were not given the results of mammogram tests showing abnormalities that required follow-up...
New funding will enable a pilot of a women’s pelvic health self-management app, aiming to cut waits and standardise support in NHS Wales. SBRI (Small Business...
Alife Health’s AI-powered embryo selection software has received CE Mark certification under the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR), allowing it to be used in fertility clinics...
Bayer has received US approval for its non-hormonal drug to relieve hot flushes linked to menopause. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lynkuet...
A new testosterone patch has shown positive results in initial Phase 1 clinical testing, offering renewed hope for women seeking hormone therapy. Drug delivery firm Medherant...
By Melissa Wallace, CEO & Founding Partner of Fierce Foundry Just a few years ago, so many conversations around women’s health in the U.S. felt like...
Just one in five women with breast or cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries are diagnosed early, compared with more than one in three in...
When correctly trained on medical information, ChatGPT can provide trustworthy advice for pregnant women seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, new research suggests. The findings could...
