Category: ForbesWomen

This Scientist Thinks You Should Pay $215 A Month For ‘Good’ Bacteria To Help Control Your Diabetes

Biotech researcher Colleen Cutcliffe designed probiotics to help diabetics lower their blood sugar. Now she’s got a handful of expensive supplements for sale — and Halle Berry on board to help sell them.

Mirvie Receives $4.6 Million Grant From The Gates Foundation To Study Preeclampsia, A Leading Cause Of Maternal Mortality Worldwide

Preeclampsia disproportionately impacts mothers and infants in developing countries, affecting 10 million women globally.

Béa Fertility Raises $3.2 Million In Funding To Roll Out Its At-Home Fertility Treatment

The company is making clinical-grade fertility care available at home, creating a brand new treatment option on the fertility care pathway for people who are trying to conceive.

How The FemTech Revolution Addresses Women’s Sexual And Maternal Health

Sometimes, good things bring pain. For some women, sex and childbirth can be both. Materna Health is finding solutions to vaginismus and severe perineal tears.

Women’s Health Startup Daye Launches World’s First Virtual Period Pain Clinic

Many of women and AFAB individuals suffer in silence, with 57% saying period pains have impacted their ability to work.

Menstrual Health Startup Guud Secures $1.7 Million In Seed Funding

Despite its global reach, menstrual health is massively misunderstood. One of the reasons is an apparent lack of knowledge surrounding menstrual health.

From Scalpel To Strategy: Taking Risks To Build Better Healthcare Solutions

When you burn the boats, it makes you realize that you have to succeed.

Child Gut Health Startup Alba Health Secures $2 Million In Pre-Seed Funding

Alba Health is a Danish-Swedish start-up dedicated to providing digital gut health support for children.

The State Of Women’s Health In England And The Journey Ahead

The Strategy was developed and published in response to the growing recognition of the unique health needs and challenges faced by women in England.

FemTherapeutics Raises $1.8 Million To Advance Women’s Health With Its Patient-Specific Gynecological Prosthetics

This technology can be expanded across a breadth of key areas in women’s health, such as the prevention of preterm birth, vaginal stenosis, post-cancer therapy, menstrual health and more.