Medication abortion has become increasingly important to abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Fifty Years Launches ‘Fast Grants’ For Female Reproductive Science To Close The Gender Research Gap
Repro Grants is a “fast grants” program, that awards $25,000 – $100,000 to ambitious research projects aiming to deepen our understanding of the female reproductive system. Women’s health attracts only a minuscule percentage of all science funding – ab…
Meet The Female Founder Who Just Raised $7.2 Million For Her Virtual Care Platform Aiming To Reverse The Autoimmune Epidemic
WellTheory is a company on a mission to support those living with autoimmunity and, in turn, reverse the autoimmune epidemic, backed by $7.2 million seed funding round led by Accel, with participation from Box Group, Lux Capital, Scribble Ventures, Roc…
After Overhype And Retrenchment, Magic Leap Finds A Niche In Less Cool But Useful Augmented Reality
After its bubble burst, Magic Leap, under former Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson, targets industry for its augmented-reality headsets.
1 In 3 Women Live More Than 60 Minutes From An Abortion Clinic After Roe Was Overturned, Study Finds
Women would need to travel an average of 100 minutes to reach an abortion clinic, researchers found, up from less than 30 minutes before the Supreme Court’s decision.
Midi Health Launches Its Platform To Bring The Best Care To Women In Midlife, Supported By $14 Million In Seed Funding
Midi Health, a virtual care clinic making expert care accessible and affordable for women experiencing the hormonal changes of midlife, today announced a $14 million seed investment funding round co-led by Felicis and SemperVirens.
Daye Launches World’s First Tampon-Based At-Home Screening Kit, Raises $11.4 Million In Latest Funding Round
U.K.-based gynaecological health startup Daye has completed a £10 million funding round and announced the launch of its vaginal microbiome screening tests that can detect infections and pathogens which are linked to STIs and vaginal infections, as well…
Vara Raises $4.4 Million In Funding To Bring Its Groundbreaking AI Breast Cancer Screening Platform To Millions More Women
There are more lost disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by women to breast cancer globally than any other type of cancer. Vara, a startup building an intelligent platform that infuses state-of-the-art AI into routine breast screenings, is on a missi…
Meet 11 Female Scientists, Innovators And Entrepreneurs Changing The Narrative On Menopause
Featured in this story are 11 female scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs who have made it their mission to ensure a better future for themselves and menopausal women globally, through their advocacy, education, and pushing the boundaries of what …
Stabilizing Proteins Might One Day Help Treat Cancer
Peruvian scientist Yanymee Nimesia Guillen Quispe studies stabilizing proteins that might one day help treat cancer, while also strengthening scientific ties between South America and Asia through an organisation she co-founded, called SAPPIENS.
