Women's health venture funding fell to $1.58 billion in 2025
SVB's 2026 investment report shows a steep slide from the 2024 record — and a striking valuation premium for AI-focused startups.
Health News
Reporting on guideline revisions, drug approvals, safety warnings and newly published studies affecting women's care, each traced to the source document.
Appeals court would bar mailing mifepristone; access unchanged for now
On May 1, 2026, the Fifth Circuit reinstated in-person dispensing for mifepristone; the order had not taken effect as of mid-May.
Title X clinics raced to reapply for funding before the April 1 deadline
New federal guidance issued in March 2026 forced safety-net contraceptive providers through a compressed reapplication cycle.
Nexplanon now requires REMS certification for every inserter
A February 2026 FDA label update and new REMS program changed who can insert and remove the contraceptive implant.
CDC puts the 2024 maternal mortality rate at 17.9 deaths per 100,000 births
The final federal count, published March 4, 2026, shows 649 maternal deaths and a rate statistically unchanged from 2023.
WIC is funded through September 2026, with produce benefits intact
Congress's November 2025 appropriations law preserved the fruit and vegetable benefit that a budget proposal had threatened to cut.