WUKA, the UK’s leading female-founded B Corp in sustainable period care, has expanded its partnership with Tesco, growing from fewer...
A new database on chronic urinary tract infections aims to help explain why millions of women and girls worldwide develop persistent infections that can defy treatment....
ShanX Medtech, a female-led AMR diagnostics startup, has secured €24m to scale its rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) technology. The Eindhoven-based company has closed a €15m...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide, yet women’s cardiovascular health has historically been underfunded and underrepresented in research and policy. This...
Women with stronger sexual guilt and anxiety report poorer sexual functioning, a study of sexually active women in Indonesia finds. Sexual functioning is the ability to...
The US has approved guidance allowing at-home HPV testing for women aged 30 to 65 at average risk for the first time. The Department of Health...
By Katrina Zalcmane, head of partnerships and growth, Véa The next era of femtech shifts focus from platforms to people as women rethink how technology fits...
Analysis of fluid flushed through a fallopian tube holds promise for providing insights into molecular changes linked to early ovarian cancer development, new research has revealed....
Gut health solutions company Bactolife has successfully raised over €30 million in its Series B investment round. The funding will enable the company to commercialise its...
The hashtag #TurkeyTeeth often showcases extreme transformations on social media, but behind the viral content lies a more nuanced reality particularly relevant to women’s health and...
By Olga Melita, founder, NeuroScent In the East, menopause is not feared – it is revered. It is known as The Second Spring – a time...
By FinDBest IVF The year 2025 will be remembered as a pivotal moment in reproductive medicine—a year when artificial intelligence moved from proof-of-concept to regulatory approval,...
OTO Fertility has launched what it claims is a world-first AI fertility prediction platform and wearable to forecast treatment outcomes. The Toronto-based company says its system...
Megestrol, a hot flush drug for breast cancer patients, may also curb tumours when added to standard hormone therapy, an early trial has found. The PIONEER...
Femtech World explores the latest business developments in the world of women’s health. FemHealth Ventures closes oversubscribed US$65m Fund II FemHealth Ventures, a women’s health-focused venture...
A petition calling on the UK government to introduce menstrual leave for women with gynaecological conditions has gathered nearly 75,000 signatures. The campaign needs 100,000 signatures...
Modern tech work blurs the boundary between focus and fatigue. Notifications spill into evenings, side projects jostle for attention, and the same screens we use to...
By Ruby Raut, founder and CEO, WUKA If you have ever noticed that your cramps feel sharper, your mood dips harder, or your energy seems to...
By Ruby Raut, founder and CEO, WUKA When we think of period products, the usual concerns are comfort, absorbency, cost and maybe sustainability. But there is...
With delayed parenthood now the norm, a new wave of biotech innovators is targeting the root cause of rising infertility rates. Oxford-based startup U-Ploid tells Femtech...
By Ruby Raut, founder and CEO, WUKA Over the past year, headlines about “toxic period products” have been hard to ignore. Stories about PFAS, heavy metals,...
