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More light activity and less sitting in pregnancy may cut the risk of high blood pressure conditions by nearly 30 per cent, early research suggests. 🔗 Full story: femtechworld.co.uk/news/pregnancy… #PregnancyHealth #Hypertension #WomensHealth #PhysicalActivity #MaternalHealth

A new report by Clue has revealed the ‘Cost of Bleeding’ - a deep dive into the true cost of menstruation and the impact of related expenses adding up year after year. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/7UeArcj #MenstrualHealth #PeriodEquity #WomensHealth #CostOfLiving #HealthEquity

Peers are set to debate abortion law changes that would pardon women in England and Wales already criminalised and halt active police investigations. 🔗 Full story: femtechworld.co.uk/wellness/peers… #AbortionRights #WomensHealth #ReproductiveRights #UKPolitics #Healthcare

Experts are calling for urgent action to improve type 2 diabetes care for women with early-onset disease before, during and after pregnancy. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/WVRHDf4 #DiabetesCare #PregnancyHealth #WomensHealth #MaternalCare #Type2Diabetes

As awareness of the 4th trimester concept increases, patient expectations are rising, and providers who have invested in structured postnatal programmes are well positioned to meet a demand that standard services are not currently meeting 🔗 Full story: femtechworld.co.uk/news/pregnancy… #PostnatalCare #FourthTrimester #MaternalHealth #WomensHealth #Healthcare

Halogen Ventures has passed 100 investments in female-founded startups, with a portfolio it says is worth more than US$15bn. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/2aPx9uv #WomenInTech #FemaleFounders #VentureCapital #Startups #Innovation

Women felt pressured into procedures during maternity care, with some told they were “not allowed” to make choices, a report found. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/sWJ0S27 #MaternityCare #WomensHealth #BirthRights #Pregnancy #Healthcare

Loneliness and social isolation were linked to subjective cognitive decline in perimenopause in a study of more than 900 women. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/kUVDEnq #Menopause #CognitiveHealth #WomensHealth #Loneliness #HealthyAgeing

A gene linked to triple negative breast cancer could point to a new targeted treatment, researchers say. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/wYKQV7Y #BreastCancer #TripleNegativeBreastCancer #CancerResearch #TargetedTreatment #WomensHealth

AI tools flagged intimate partner violence risk in medical records up to four years before patients sought care, research suggests. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/oXBBxDu #AIinHealthcare #WomensHealth #IntimatePartnerViolence #MachineLearning #Femtech

“The most successful innovators understand that when music and movement align, something special happens. With the right technology and licensing in place, that can scale” - Con Raso, managing director, Tuned Global 🔗 Full story: femtechworld.co.uk/wellness/empow… #Femtech #WellnessTech #FitnessInnovation #DigitalHealth #MusicTech

Only 18 per cent of UK workplaces have a menopause policy, while half of 1,000 women surveyed said they feel supported during menopause at work. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/RhmCQeU #Menopause #WorkplaceWellbeing #WomensHealth #WorkplacePolicy #Femtech

“In a world saturated with metrics, the competitive advantage is no longer more data. It is better meaning” - Zahra Bhatti, founder and CEO, Véa 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/h71OAjZ #Femtech #WomensHealth #DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #Wearables

A new daily menopause pill approved for NHS use could bring relief to women with debilitating hot flushes and night sweats. 🔗 Full story: femtechworld.co.uk/menopause/non-… #Menopause #WomensHealth #HormonalHealth #NHS #Femtech

Fertility treatment was not linked to a higher overall risk of invasive cancer in women, a large Australian study has found. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/gAs6YYf #Fertility #IVF #CancerResearch #WomensHealth #MedicalResearch

Maternal antibodies may protect babies from severe newborn infection caused by E. coli, after a study found the sickest infants had far lower levels. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/QsarILF #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #PregnancyResearch #Immunity #WomensHealth

Female founders account for fewer than one in 10 startup patent applications in Europe, a study on women in innovation has found. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/kjri7BA #WomenInSTEM #FemaleFounders #Innovation #StartupEcosystem #Patents

To mark International Women’s Day, Women’s Health X released a new eBook exploring one of the biggest challenges in healthcare today: the sex difference data gap. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/AfnzC9C #WomensHealth #HealthEquity #DataGap #Femtech #IWD2026

A blood test could predict dementia risk in women up to 25 years before symptoms appear, new research suggests. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/pdvngrH #DementiaResearch #WomensHealth #Neuroscience #Biomarkers #Femtech

A hormone sensor being developed in Melbourne could help reduce fertility treatment costs and patient pain during IVF. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/V54qPaN #Fertility #Femtech #IVF #HormoneHealth #Innovation