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Mammogen Partners with Brilliantly to Advance Community Efforts for Breast Cancer Previvors and Survivors

Brilliantly and Mammogen, two female-led women’s health companies centered around breakthrough technologies designed to solve unmet clinical needs associated with breast cancer, have announce a new partnership with the goal to improve quality of care for the breast cancer community, both inside and outside of the physician’s office. The collaboration, which will equip breast cancer previvors and survivors with the tools they…

Virtual Eating Disorder Clinic Equip Expands Geographically and Now Reaches Half the U.S. Population

Equip, a leading provider of virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment in the U.S., today announced the expansion of its services into four major markets – Colorado, Florida, Georgia, and Illinois. With this growth, Equip is now able to serve half the country – over 160 million patients and their families – through Family-Based Treatment (FBT) delivered at home for lasting recovery. “We’ve long known how widespread…

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: Flo Health Introduces a Dedicated Pregnancy Loss Policy

Today, October 15, is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day and although miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, ectopic pregnancy or newborn death are rather common, there is still a lot of stigma attached to pregnancy loss. For centuries social and cultural norms have led to a tabooisation of the experience and many parents having to come to terms with loss without any support. In…

Margo Georgiadis, Former CEO of Ancestry.com, Joins Ro’s Board of Directors

Healthcare technology company Ro has announced, that Margo Georgiadis, former CEO of Ancestry.com, is joining its Board of Directors. Margo Georgiadis was the CEO of Ancestry.com, growing the business to over 20M subscribers, over $1B in subscription revenue, and record-setting profit and cash flow. She was the President of the Americas and VP of Global Operations at Google for 9 years, leading…

Guud Launches with €350K in Pre-seed Funding to Grow Its Platform for Menstrual Health

50-65% of women in the EU take supplements every day with some spending up to €2500 each year. Yet many of them are unhappy with the products available to them, unsure what is in them and what effect they actually have on their health. A new generation of women’s health companies is now recognizing this large gap in the market and setting…

National Herpes Awareness Day: “Women Need Solutions, Not Shame.”

1 in 6 women in the U.S. are living with herpes, a common sexually transmitted disease that causes pain or itching red bumps or blisters, ulcers or scaps. Today, on National Herpes Awareness Day, Organicare, the company behind Femiclear, an over-the-counter genital herpes product, is teaming up with Dr. Jessica Shepherd and a group of women sharing their stories online to create…

Ruby Love Founder Crystal Etienne Launches CaJE, a New VC Firm to Support African American Female Founders

In 2016, Crystal Etienne founded Ruby Love a period apparel company. With very little funding, she bootstrapped the company from its humble beginnings to over $10 million within two years. She felt “cajed” many times while entering this new industry with very little help along the way, but overcame every obstacle. During this time, her husband Jean ran his own transportation and delivery business when Crystal…