The Femtech World Awards are celebrating the innovators revolutionising the way we diagnose and treat cancer in women. Cancer is...
Pregnancy complications may leave women more vulnerable to the long-term heart effects of stress, a recent study suggests. A study of more than 3,000 women in...
AI could help routine mammograms spot heart disease risk in women, as well as breast cancer, researchers have found. A team from Emory University analysed regular...
A blood test for endometriosis showed clinical promise after detecting cases missed by standard imaging, according to a clinical validation study. HerAnova Lifesciences has published a...
New research has revealed privacy and advice concerns surrounding tech aimed at helping women navigate the menopause. The study, which surveyed 310 UK participants, warns that...
By Dr Melinda Rees, CEO, Psyomics Spend enough time in the NHS and you stop flinching at the word “productivity”. You hear it in every strategy...
More than 600 women’s health leaders warn social media censorship is restricting medically accurate, life-saving women’s health information. In an open letter, as reported in the...
Grey matter changes in pregnancy may help mothers bond with newborns, with levels falling by nearly 5 per cent, the largest study to date suggests. The...
The femtech sector is one of the most exciting and fast-growing spaces in healthcare innovation. From reproductive health and menopause support to fertility tracking and maternal...
“Game-changing” home urine tests to detect early stage breast cancer are being developed in Wales, alongside similar work on endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. Researchers said...
By Pramila Srinivasan, Ph.D., CEO, CharmHealth In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2026, women’s health leaders, experts and insiders explore the critical challenges shaping...
One of the questions we hear most often from founders, clinicians, and product teams considering an entry to the Femtech World Awards is some version of:...
By Dr Mireia Galian, Medical Director at IVI London In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2026, women’s health leaders, experts and insiders explore the...
Women in Scotland wait more than 10 years on average for an endometriosis diagnosis, according to a survey conducted by Endometriosis UK. The charity, which raises...
Artificial intelligence is transforming women’s health at a pace and scale that would have seemed impossible a decade ago. If you are building in this space,...
Oestrogen helps protect premenopausal women from hypertension by relaxing and widening blood vessels, according to new research examining why women develop high blood pressure less often...
By Dr Yifat Reuveni, Head of Research Department, NATAL In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2026, women’s health leaders, experts and insiders explore the...
Women are almost twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with anxiety. Depression, PTSD, perinatal mental health conditions and the psychological weight of hormonal disorders...
A South Korean femtech firm has launched plant-based period pads in the US, replacing synthetic superabsorbent polymers used in most pads with a plant-derived alternative. Most...
By Joanna Nathan, co-founder & CEO, Prana Surgical In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2026, women’s health leaders, experts and insiders explore the critical...
By Tuned Global Mental health problems affect both men and women, but not in equal measure. According to the Mental Health Foundation, one in five adults...
