Cambridge health tech company TidalSense has secured £14.2m in funding led by Cross-Border Impact Ventures to expand its AI-powered lung...
Researchers have identified a potential treatment target for triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive form of breast cancer. The study found that PUF60 helps cancer cells...
Xella Health has closed more than US$3.7m in pre-seed financing as it prepares to launch a women’s precision health platform in spring 2026. The company, which...
Police-related stress is linked to markers of cardiovascular risk in Black women in the US, a study suggests. The research found the association was most pronounced...
The Femtech World Awards celebrates the very best of female-led and focused health innovation, spanning menstrual health, menopause, cardiovascular health and beyond. This year, we are...
Menopause hormone therapy is not strongly linked to dementia, a review of health data from over one million women reports. The systematic review, commissioned by the...
Pomelo Care has raised US$92m in Series C funding at a US$1.7bn valuation as it expands its virtual maternity model into wider women’s and children’s healthcare....
The first wave of speakers for Women’s Health Week USA 2026 has been announced, setting the direction for the conversations taking place at the New York...
Scientists say they have ‘rejuvenated’ human eggs, in work that could improve IVF success rates for older women. The team reports that an age-related defect causing...
Women with two to three children live longest, while having more than four is linked to shorter lives, research on biological ageing suggests. The study also...
An NHS GP and menopause specialist has urged women to do three monthly health checks, examining their chest, vulva and moles. Dr Carys Sonnenberg, an NHS women’s...
Up to 75 per cent of Australian women report concerns about their body image after giving birth, with many feeling pressure to “bounce back” to pre-pregnancy...
The third annual Femtech World Awards will celebrate the very best of women’s health innovation, recognising individuals and organisations helping to transform outcomes around the world....
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has proposed age-based thresholds for ovarian cancer screening to help identify women at higher risk earlier. Previously,...
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....
