Lack of funding for women's health is real 💰; Women's Health Innovation Summit US 🩺; FemTech Expo September agenda announced 📣
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Migraine, headaches, endometriosis and anxiety disorders, for example, which disproportionately affect women, all attract much less funding in proportion to the burden they exert on the US population than do other conditions. The degree of underfunding or overfunding is different for the groups of conditions, too. On average, female-dominant diseases that are underfunded are more severely so.
These results come from the work of US applied mathematician Arthur Mirin, an independent researcher who initially published the analysis in 2021. The data shown here are from his updated analysis of the latest NIH information on funding and burden. The overall pattern remains the same.
The 2021 analysis “demonstrates that the funding of research for women is not aligned with burdens of disease”, says Sarah Temkin, associate director for clinical research at the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Neuroscientist Liisa Galea, at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada, who has published on female representation in science, is not surprised by the findings of Mirin’s study on funding for women’s health. “Unfortunately it is really undervalued, understudied.”
Find out more via Nature.
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This month, our team at WoW is continuing with our annual program - FemTech Expo - a global platform and program of virtual events for innovators in the healthcare and women’s health industry.
🚀 This month’s topic is - Autoimmune Diseases and Chronic Conditions, the virtual event is taking place on Wednesday, 27 September, 6pm-8pm BST, and you will be able to hear from 10 innovative companies in these industries! Check them all out + agenda for the day below! 👇🏽
Our community and attendees will have the opportunity to hear and learn from:
Gynica is the first non-hormonal treatment platform for women suffering from Endometriosis
Hyivy Health is developing the first at-home use, data-driven pelvic rehabilitation and gynecological monitoring platform for the 1 in 3 women worldwide who will experience a pelvic health complication in their lifetime.
Grace & Able empowers women with autoimmune arthritis through better joint support.
ELANZA Wellness is a virtual symptom management center for endometriosis, aiming to transform the quality of life for millions of people with chronic conditions with navigation and access to targeted evidence-based therapies.
LoOoP by Neuraura is a bioelectronic wearable platform for chronic, underserved conditions starting with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)
WellTheory is a first-of-its-kind digital solution that addresses the root cause of autoimmunity and treats the whole person to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and lower costs.
Hashiona is an all-in-one platform for people with Hashimoto's disease, with the goal of improving our users' quality of life by lowering the level of antibodies in their blood.
Ampersand Health is a predictive monitoring and behavioural therapeutics company focused on chronic inflammatory diseases.
Bone Health Technologies is focused on bringing new-age, alternative therapies for bone diseases to market.OsteoBoost is the first vibration belt specifically designed to improve bone strength and bone density.
Aila Health is a virtual multi-specialty care company providing integrative clinical, coaching, remote monitoring, and nutrition services to the 50 million Americans living with autoimmune diseases.
📆 Dates of our future events:
18 October - FemTech Expo: Menopause and Aging Tech
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