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MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
How Femtech Is Filling Historical Gaps in the Postpartum Space
Postpartum Depression has been a recognized — but stigmatized — possibility during the so-called “fourth trimester of pregnancy” for generations. However, it is now being firmly addressed through femtech innovations.
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MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
4 New Femtech Innovations Demystifying and Normalizing Menstruation
FemTech is at the forefront of providing effective solutions to menstrual challenges, and the efforts to normalize and destigmatize menstruation are paving the way for the democratization of women’s healthcare.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Iron Health Launches With $4.5M to Reduce Fragmentation in Women’s Healthcare
Women’s healthcare platform Iron Health recently launched with a mission to decrease the fragmentation of women’s care and provide OB/GYNs with a more full-spectrum view of their patients’ health. Iron also announced a $4.5 million seed investment round led by March of Dimes’ innovation fund.
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Why One VC Thinks Women’s Health Is Poised to Take Off Soon
Francesca de Quesada Covey, chief investment officer at investment firm TheVentureCity, believes the women’s health sector will come into its own in the next few years. She said startups focused on improving care delivery will probably have the easiest time raising funds of all the companies in the femtech space.
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MedCity Influencers, Devices & Diagnostics, BioPharma
The Rise of Interest & Investment in Women’s Health
Women have been dismissed and neglected for centuries: any investment and innovation in this space can make an outsized impact: keeping women and their families healthy, aiding research and development, and eliminating the gender bias against women and their healthcare that has persisted since Ancient Greece.
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What Should Tech Companies do to Navigate Privacy Concerns in Post-Dobbs Era?
Patient privacy is evolving rapidly in the post-Dobbs era, according to healthcare and life science lawyers in a webinar hosted by the American Bar Association on Wednesday.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Gynecological Health Startup Eyes US Launch with $11.5M in Series A Funding
With the money, Daye is looking to reach more people with its products and services, whether that’s in the U.S., U.K. or Europe, Milanova said. The company will also expand research in gynecological health, focusing on conditions like endometriosis, PCOS and menopause.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech, SYN
Materna Medical raises $22M to heal women’s pelvic floors
Materna Medical, a company that sells Ob-gyn medical devices, recently raised $22 million in Series B funding. The round was raised by CEO Tracy MacNeal, which stands out because female founders raised just 2% of all venture capital money last year.
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MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
Women’s health needs have been overlooked. Can “FemTech” fill the gap?
Funding in FemTech startups has risen from next to nothing in 2008, to almost $2.5 billion in 2021; deals have seen the same trend, from a handful to almost 300 over the same period.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Women’s health startup pulls in $45M to support growth
The startup which provides care by blending technology and physical clinics wants to change how women get care. First, it has to find OB/GYNs.