Women’s Health

Women’s health is not niche: It’s the future of healthcare

Just a few years ago, so many conversations around women’s health in the U.S. felt like they were still just making the case for why investment mattered. Panels, white papers, TED-style talks pointed to under-funding, data gaps, structural bias. But something has shifted. Across healthcare and investment communities, the tone now is more about when, not if,  and increasingly how.
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New JAMA channel will amplify research on women’s health

For decades, clinical trials enrolled only, or mostly, men as participants, reducing the medical research’s generalizability for physicians and health professionals working to determine the best course of treatment for their female patients. Now, with the proliferation of efforts to reverse that trend, more knowledge is shared every day on the way that sex intersects with health and illness.
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WHAM looks to boost young researchers in women’s health

WHAM, the acronym for Women’s Access Health Matters, is supporting early-career scientists with the 2025 WHAM Edge Awards. The nonprofit organization will provide grants of $25,000 to support studies exploring how gender is tied to health outcomes. Recipients of grants will be notified Oct. 29, with presentation of the awards taking place Nov. 18 (the application period just closed).
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At 14, she thought she had her first period, but when the bleeding went from monthly to daily, a Chicago teenager was diagnosed with a rare vaginal cancer typically found in women after menopause

At the age of 14, during the height of the COVID pandemic, Liliana “Lili” Castaneda thought she had her first menstrual cycle. At first, she was actually excited about it, but then, the monthly bleeding turned into daily bleeding. Castaneda was bleeding so much that she would soak through menstrual pads in 15 minutes and would get dizzy when standing up.
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Stem Cell Therapy: Revolutionizing Women’s Reproductive Health

In the evolving field of regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy has emerged as a groundbreaking option for treating a wide range of female reproductive disorders. The recent comprehensive review by Nair et al. in the Journal of Ovarian Research illuminates the promising potential that these innovative therapies hold for women experiencing conditions such as infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, and premature ovarian failure. This research, which consolidates various studies and findings, sheds light on the mechanisms by which stem cells can restore reproductive health and offers insight into future clinical applications.
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DKSH Healthcare Thailand Advocates for Women’s Health Equity through “Patient Purpose Day 2025”

DKSH Thailand will host a charity run with the motto "Patient Purpose Day: Run for Her Health" to fund free cervical and breast cancer screenings for Thai women, reflecting DKSH Thailand's commitment to advancing equitable healthcare access across the country. The charity run in Thailand marks the start of this year's "Patient Purpose Day", DKSH's annual global initiative to foster a meaningful impact on the healthcare landscape, with a special focus this year on promoting women's health.
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Women’s Wealth Catalyzes Growth In Women’s Health Investment

Women’s health has moved from niche to necessary. Analysts now quantify the potential, and the investor base is shifting in ways that matter, according to McKinsey: Closing the women’s health gap is a trillion-dollar opportunity. U.S. women are on track to control roughly $34 trillion—about 38%—of investable assets by 2030. Women’s health includes hormonal changes, fertility and IVF, sexual wellness, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and much more. Into that tailwind, Portfolia is raising Women’s Health Fund IV, the latest in a series of focused vehicles the venture capital firm has built since launching what it described as the nation’s first women’s health-only fund in 2018.
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Gates Foundation pledges $2.5B for women’s health worldwide

The Gates Foundation has announced a new $2.5 billion pledge through 2030 for women’s health initiatives worldwide. It comes at a time when the Trump administration is cutting major research and aid directed at women and maternal health. Amna Nawaz discussed the goals of this new funding with Dr. Anita Zaidi, president of the Gates Foundation's Gender Equality division.
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