I recently chatted with Claire McCormack who writes for Beauty Independent. While Beauty Independent focuses on the business of indie beauty - as the name suggests - Claire also regularly writes about consumer health and wellness, so I enjoy connecting with her to exchange notes.
While I'll share some learnings form my conversation with Claire in an upcoming article on Femtech Insider, I remembered an Inner Circle brief from about two years ago where I shared a few of my favorite newsletters (including Beauty Independent) that I feel many in women's health could benefit from, although they don't specifically cover women's health. I also remembered that it was a hit back then, so I thought that this week I'd be back with an updated 2025 version.
First of all I'm happy to report that my newsletter media diet hasn't changed all that muc over the years. As a creator (of sorts...) myself, I still tend to appreciate the insights of other independent creators, journalists at niche publications, and newsletter writers, as they seem to have the beat I'm looking for. These publications are especially helpful when scouting for new trends to share with you in the Inner Circle newsletter and with our broader Femtech Insider audience.
I'm sure you'll enjoy some of their content as well. So here it goes!
👉 Exits and Outcomes
Exits and Outcomes is a paid newsletter and media platform run by Brian Dolan, probably known to many as the former Co-founder & Lead Writer of MobiHealthNews, which was acquired by HIMSS. After the exit, he started Exits and Outcomes, which I read to stay up-to-date on digital therapeutics.
👉 Healthtech Nerds
Healthtech Nerds is a community platform with a great newsletter covering the latest and greatest in the world of—you guessed it—healthtech. They have an excellent free newsletter, and I've also enjoyed being part of their paid community, which is an amazing source of knowledge and inspiration.
👉 Healthtech Pigeon
Besides obviously getting bonus points for the name, Healthtech Pigeon is a great little newsletter written by the team at SomX that summarizes healthtech happenings with a focus on the UK market. For those into Biotech, there's also a biotech version: The Biotech Dodo.
👉 STAT News
Talking about Biotech: STAT News is one that should be on your radar. STAT delivers trusted and authoritative journalism about health, medicine, and the life sciences. Their journalists go deep with tough-minded coverage of the business of making medicines, health tech, science, and public health.
👉 Rock Weekly
We'll make an exception and include one VC fund newsletter in this round-up: The Rock Weekly, curated by the team over at Rock Health. It's a weekly overview of headlines & investments into digital health companies in the US. Quick to read & to the point—I dig it!
👉 Healthcare Huddle
Jared Dashevsky is an Internal Medicine resident who, when not busy at the hospital, writes Healthcare Huddle where he breaks down the intersection of healthtech, policy, and business. The newsletter is written by a physician for physicians and thus has a unique view and voice, which I really appreciate.
👉 Hospitalogy
In Hospitalogy, Blake Madden explains the $4.3T business of healthcare strategy, M&A, growth, and healthtech to people like me, and maybe soon you as well.
👉 Fitt Insider
Think Femtech Insider, but for the broader health & wellness ecosystem. I'm a regular reader of Fitt Insider, listen to their podcast, and rely on their analysis of trends in consumer health. They also have a great weekly newsletter which I recommend.
👉 Athletechnews
Athletechnews is somewhat similar to Fitt Insider but more focused on the intersection of health and sports. Athletechnews also inspired our upcoming webinar on Active Futures. More on that soon!
👉 WellToDo
This round-up wouldn't be complete without a mention of Rina Raphael's work and her newsletter WellToDo. Rina is a journalist, and her Substack is 1) amazing and 2) dedicated to the "latest, greatest, and strangest in wellness." Must-read.
👉 Out-of-Pocket
When I first started Femtech Insider and was new to the healthcare space, Nikhil Krishnan's Out of Pocket newsletter was a lifeline and continues to be one of my absolute favorites. You come for the memes, you stay for the content—specifically, content that makes the business of healthcare in the US somewhat easy to understand.
👉 Psychedelics Alpha
Last but not least: Psychedelic Alpha by Josh Hardman, which I appreciate for its independent, data-driven reporting, analysis, and commentary on the psychedelics space. Josh covers everything from business and drug development to policy reform and culture, making it a great primer for those new to and curious about psychedelics.
👉 Beauty Independent
I came for the skin care challenger brands, I stayed for the consumer health and CPG insights. Beauty Independents newsletter is always a fun read for me, because it encourages me to think about how many of the topics they raise translate to the women's and reproductive health ecosystem.
And that's it! The official "2025 must-read non-women's health newsletters for all of us in women's health" list! I hope you enjoyed this little round-up and are adding a few of these voices to your reading list or inbox.
What other newsletters do you enjoy? Hit reply and let me know!
