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A small study suggests AI and VR could improve access to menopause therapy, although it has not shown whether the technology reduces symptoms. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/v3LeepT #Menopause #WomensHealth #VirtualReality #ArtificialIntelligence #MenopauseResearch
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Vespexx Inc., the AI femtech company behind Soonr, has been named a finalist in the Digital Health Hub Foundation Digital Health & AI Awards 2026 at HLTH, in the Rising Star track, Women’s & Family Health category. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/Ehp0xOI #Soonr #Femtech #DigitalHealth #FertilityTech #WomensHealth
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating an NIH women's health division and a White House task force. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/hJixbCw #WomensHealth #NIH #TrumpAdministration #HealthPolicy #MedicalResearch
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An Australian trial will test whether yoga and walking can ease endometriosis pain, with more than 350 women already registering interest. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/DdWpkd6 #Endometriosis #WomensHealth #ExerciseResearch #PainManagement #Femtech
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Up to 20 maternity units in England may need to close or change their role to keep mothers and babies safe, an NHS leader has warned. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/KDmUjMZ #MaternityCare #NHS #WomensHealth #MaternalHealth #PatientSafety
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Unravel Health has raised €2.96m to develop a home hormone device designed to measure multiple hormones from a saliva sample in minutes. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/gIyFlFR #UnravelHealth #HormoneTracking #Femtech #WomensHealth #HealthTech
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Collective X Health has launched with US$3.2m in pre-seed funding to expand its women’s health data platform and support further research. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/dgohb8l #WomensHealth #Femtech #CollectiveXHealth #HealthTech #StartupFunding
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Allara has raised US$30m to develop AI tools, expand access to women’s healthcare and fund research, bringing its total funding to US$75m. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/0NCHSp6 #Allara #WomensHealth #Femtech #HealthcareInvestment #DigitalHealth
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Hers has launched a clinician-led hair loss service for women in the UK, offering online assessments and personalised treatment plans. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/NvilciC #WomensHealth #FemaleHairLoss #HersHair #DigitalHealth #HairLossTreatment
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Advances in ultrasound technology mean some major fetal abnormalities can be identified far earlier than the current NHS screening pathway anticipates. So why does routine structural screening still centre on the 20-week scan? Our latest blog, published in partnership with London Pregnancy Clinic, explores the potential of earlier screening, the challenges around workforce and training, and what needs to change to make it more accessible. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/pxaiUsE #Femtech #WomensHealth #HealthTech #Pregnancy
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Femtech startups can apply for up to US$100,000 in funding, with selected companies also receiving 12 months of technical mentorship and access to UNICEF’s global network. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/LXqoNlm #FemTech #WomensHealth #StartupFunding #UNICEF #WomenEntrepreneurs
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Women with autoimmune conditions were more likely than men to report psychiatric or psychosomatic misdiagnoses and longer delays to diagnosis, research suggests. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/8j23U9w #WomensHealth #AutoimmuneDisease #GenderHealthGap #MedicalMisdiagnosis #HealthResearch
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The NHS has launched a national register to help people at increased risk of inherited cancer access screening and personalised care. But who is being missed? Read the full blog: buff.ly/kxyisx7 #InheritedCancer #GeneticTesting #CancerPrevention #WomensHealth #NHS
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Google has partnered with Flo Health to integrate menstrual health data into Google Health and develop future women’s health wearables. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/3sPvTxR #WomensHealth #FloHealth #GoogleHealth #Femtech #WearableTechnology
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Bangladesh and the European Investment Bank plan €250m to expand women’s healthcare for around 47 million women and adolescent girls from 2027 to 2031. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/XWbaWji #WomensHealth #Bangladesh #HealthcareInvestment #MaternalHealth #HealthcareAccess
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US maternity ward closures are increasing as federal Medicaid cuts take effect, with further closures expected ahead of wider changes in 2027. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/rKzAztz #MaternityCare #WomensHealth #Medicaid #MaternalHealth #HealthcareAccess
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Menopause symptoms may leave women leaders feeling depleted, but nostalgia for their premenopausal selves could also increase empathy, research suggests. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/yNWt07T #Menopause #WomensHealth #WomenInLeadership #WorkplaceWellbeing #MenopauseResearch
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Digital referral technology could help tackle delays across NHS dentistry by reducing rejected referrals, cutting administrative workloads and giving clinicians greater visibility of patient pathways, according to a new white paper. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/UP5K7gr #DigitalHealth #NHSDentistry #DentalCare #HealthcareInnovation #WomensHealth
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Clue has launched an in-app healthcare access service connecting users with providers across several areas of women’s health. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/cAvY0UV #Femtech #WomensHealth #ClueApp #DigitalHealth #PeriodTracking
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A Leeds menopause specialist is offering free workshops to West Yorkshire school staff on symptoms, treatment and workplace support. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/AYYKDqU #Menopause #WomensHealth #MenopauseAwareness #WorkplaceWellbeing #Perimenopause
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