
Hologic is to acquire fellow femtech firm Gynesonics – which has developed minimally invasive solutions for women’s health – for US$350m. Gynesonics, based in California, has...

A treatment for hot flashes developed by global pharma firm Bayer has had its new drug application accepted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....

Apricity Fertility has announced the appointment of Professor Tim Child as the company’s Chief Medical Officer, bringing with him over two decades of expertise in reproductive...

Promising findings by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions could lead to the development of a non-invasive stool test and a new therapy...

A team of researchers has created a new sensor to detect sodium ions in breastmilk, a biomarker of elevated mammary permeability, a hallmark of subclinical mastitis...

There is variability in when and how cells divide during the development of embryos. While researchers traditionally believed this variability was an obstacle that needed to...

A University of Arizona College of Nursing-led research team will use a $1.9 million Department of Health and Human Services grant to lead a nationwide effort...

By an NHS midwife

Most women would welcome the choice between self-sampling and traditional screening in human papillomavirus (HPV)-based cervical screening, a study suggests. HPV is a common virus transmitted...

A University of Queensland-led study has failed to find any strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in children, but researchers are advising...