Mirvie receives a $4.6M grant from the Gates Foundation to study preeclampsia in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Helpful App raises $7.5M in seed funding to streamline caregiver support.
Peterson Center on Healthcare launches a $50M initiative to evaluate digital health innovations.
BPEA EQT is to acquire a majority stake in Indira IVF, India’s largest chain of fertility clinics.
The FDA approves the first oral treatment for postpartum depression.
New research assesses mobile apps providing abortion information.
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In the Know
Loneliness is killing us. Yet Community-Focused Femtech Startups Can’t Seem to Make It Work (Femtech Insider)
Flo Health survey reveals knowledge gaps and lack of access to credible health information in post-Roe America. (Femtech Insider)
Want Outsized Returns? Invest in Menopause Products. (Entrepreneur)
A new study put period products through the wringer. Discs came out a winner (STAT News)
From heart disease to IUDs: How doctors dismiss women’s pain. (Washington Post)
Virtual Women’s Health: State of Play (Axios)
