Michele Kang, founder and CEO of Kynisca, has pledged $30 million to U.S. Soccer over the next five years, marking both the largest philanthropic investment in U.S. Soccer’s women’s and girls’ programs and the most substantial donation ever made to U.S. Soccer by a woman. The historic investment aims to create over 100,000 new opportunities for women and girls in soccer, focusing…
Zarminali Health, a new outpatient pediatric care platform aiming to integrate primary and specialty care nationwide, has secured $40 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst. The company plans to launch its first locations still this year. The startup aims to address significant challenges in pediatric care, including fragmented services, disconnected communication between providers, and the burden of care coordination that…
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Fellow Health has published results showing 82% compliance rates with their mail-in postvasectomy semen analysis (PVSA) kits, significantly outperforming traditional testing methods. The study, published in the Journal of Urology, demonstrates a major advancement in addressing a persistent challenge in reproductive healthcare. The findings are particularly significant given that approximately half a million vasectomies are performed annually in the United States. While…
UK startup Ove Care has launched a new app targeting a frequently overlooked demographic in menstrual health: young girls aged 9-17. The app aims to provide age-appropriate education and support for teenagers navigating their first period and puberty. Recent research indicates that more than one-third of women feel misinformed about their bodies and periods, with 74% reporting negative emotions during their first…
In this series of women’s health reports the Global Women’s Health Innovation Conference 2024 in India presents the overview of the situation, the challenge, a pioneering study by Elda Health and the potential for global femtech innovators to address this challenge in India. How big is the challenge of menopause health gap in India India’s female population, exceeding 700 million, faces a…
Insud Pharma has secured $2.7 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct a Phase II clinical trial for a novel sublingual oxytocin treatment aimed at preventing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide. The innovative treatment comes in a thermostable tablet form that doesn’t require refrigeration or skilled healthcare personnel for administration,…
Alife Health has announced a partnership with US Fertility to pilot Embryo Assist, an AI-powered software tool designed to enhance embryo cataloging and laboratory operations. US Fertility, the largest partnership of physician-owned fertility practices in the US, performs over 50,000 IVF retrieval cycles annually. The Embryo Assist software integrates with laboratory microscopes to streamline embryo image capture and data collection. The cloud-based…
