A new study has has found that women who received a false-positive result that required additional imaging or biopsy were less likely to return for that...
White women are paid up to eight times more for their eggs than Black women in the US, according to data uncovered by the author of...
By Annie Theriault, managing partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures (CBIV)
A new study has found that a blood test measuring three independent biological markers can better predict risk of major cardiovascular events over the next three...
BioInnovation Institute (BII), a non-profit foundation advancing life science research, has boarded 12 new companies onto its acceleration programme. The 12-month Venture Lab programme aims to...
A study which compared pelvic floor yoga to general muscle conditioning found that yoga was only slightly better at relieving bladder issues. Yoga has been recommended...
An NHS Trust has been recognised as a specialist centre for endometriosis treatment and surgery. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) has been given accreditation by the...
Flo Health has recently become Europe's first femtech unicorn, raising more than US$200m in funding
The US fertility start-up Kindbody has opened a new clinic in San Diego to expand access to reproductive care in Southern California. The announcement comes at a...
The Biden-Harris administration has pledged to reduce the nation’s high maternal mortality rate
The healthcare company Aetna has become the first major US insurer to introduce intrauterine insemination (IUI) as a medical benefit for eligible plans. Aetna, a CVS...
The innovations transforming reproductive medicine and giving hope to millions of prospective parents across the globe are being recognised at the Femtech World Awards. Infertility is...
Partum Health, a Chicago-based maternal health start-up that provides interdisciplinary pregnancy and postpartum care, is expanding to Dallas. Partum, a start-up founded in Chicago in 2021,...
The medtech start-up Cairn Surgical has secured US$4.5m in funding to improve breast cancer surgery. The round, led by Morningside Ventures, is hoped to help the...
Endometriosis affects more than 190 million women and girls globally
By Gloria Kolb, co-founder and CEO of Elitone
A researcher from the University of Oxford has received new funding to study the role of neutrophils in ovarian cancer. Neutrophils are important cells in the...
The US cancer diagnostics start-up PreciseDx has secured US$20.7m in series B funding to “advance” AI-based cancer risk assessments. The round, which brings the company’s total...
In today’s digital world, ensuring cybersecurity isn’t just about safeguarding company data; it’s also about protecting the people who work for you. With the rise of...
The US women’s health company Together Women’s Health has teamed up with a leading care delivery platform to help women on their menopause journey. Together Women’s...
