London-based women’s health platform SheMed has raised €43m to expand its UK operations and further develop its personalised healthcare platform. The company, founded by sisters Olivia...
NHS health checks will include questions about menopause for the first time, a move ministers say could help up to five million women in England. The...
By Morgan Rose, CNM, WHNP-BC, and Dr Kudesia, triple board-certified in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (REI), Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Lifestyle Medicine The timing of when...
Women with an early precursor to Parkinson’s disease show much less brain shrinkage than men, despite similar disease severity, new research shows. The discovery could help...
Dozens of women have claimed online that Always sanitary towels caused painful burns, prompting a response from the Procter & Gamble-owned brand. Several TikTok users have...
By Ruby Raut, founder & CEO, WUKA It’s Ruby here, founder of WUKA and, like many of you, someone who’s been dismissed, doubted, and left waiting...
Private equity firms Blackstone and TPG will acquire femtech firm Hologic for US$18.3bn, delisting the women’s health diagnostics group if regulators approve the deal. Hologic, known...
Women who experience menopause earlier in life may face damage to the connection between heart function and brain health, new research suggests. The study of more...
The flagship women’s health summit brought together over 400 visionary founders, funders and innovators, with a shared mission of transforming women’s health worldwide. This year’s Women’s...
An independent inquiry will be launched into Leeds maternity services following a parent-led campaign over care failures stretching back 14 years. Health secretary Wes Streeting said...
Women who breastfeed develop protective immune cells that help guard against breast cancer, with effects lasting for more than 30 years, new research shows. The study...
By Xisca Borrás, Partner – Life sciences regulatory and Ellie Handy, Senior Associate – Life sciences regulatory, Bristows As femtech is intrinsically linked to health needs,...
Scientists have developed a powerful new approach to detecting endometriosis which could transform how the disease is researched, diagnosed and treated. In a world-first clinical study,...
FinDBest IVF is a global B2B platform that connects manufacturers of fertility and reproductive health devices with IVF-specialist distributors in over 150 countries. We simplify global expansion,...
A five-year, US$4.5m renewal will expand a women’s health careers programme for early-career investigators, strengthening training in sex differences research. The funding supports the Building Interdisciplinary...
By Xisca Borrás and Ellie Handy of the life sciences regulatory department at Bristows law firm Femtech, short for female technology, is an important and fast...
By Dr. Jennifer L. Payne and Alisa Marie Beyer Postpartum depression (PPD) isn’t just the “baby blues.” It’s the most common complication of childbirth, affecting 1 in 5...
TIME Magazine has published its Best Inventions of 2025, spotlighting 300 innovations making the world a better place. Femtech World spoke to some of those addressing...
A new project to develop the women’s health research leaders of the future has received significant backing. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has...
Women who enter menopause earlier in life face a higher risk of dementia, while hormone replacement therapy (HRT) appears to lower that risk, new research suggests....
