Techie Reads

The FemTech space is projected to become a $50 billion industry by 2025 (PR Newswire). Although only $400 million was invested in 2018, the next few years are expected to be BIG years for the FemTech industry. I wasn't able to read the study (it costs almost $5,000), but you can check out the summary here.

With all this Buzz, I wanted to post some interesting pieces summarizing and discussing the FemTech space in general.

Not care from home, but it's becoming more and more common to hear about testing, vaccinations, and minor consultations happening at pharmacies. Some more info about this trend below:

Sore Throat Checks Going National (Chemist & Druggist):

Pregnancy and depression are two words that are starting to be heard together more often. It's probably about time...

Perinatal Depression is More Common Than You Think (NY Times): 

Menstrual Related Health Tech

NextGen Jane is Trying to Diagnose Using Period Blood From Tampons (MIT Tech Review):

Really interesting review of NextGen Jane. They are hoping to diagnose endometriosis and other disorders using blood squeezed from tampons.

Hospital at Home — some interesting things happening this month related to medical transportation 

Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model (Fierce Healthcare)

Hospital at Home -- More Technical Details

Mission Control Room for Hospital's at Home (Neo.Life): The author writes about her step-mom's experience with Medically Home (formerly Clinically Home). In less than two hours, "a nurse practitioner, a nurse, and an emergency medical technician arrived to get her room set up — complete with a hospital bed, an IV, and monitors like you’d find in an intensive-care unit."

Female-Focused Sex Tech

CES Innovation Reward revoked for Female Sex Tech Product (Wired):

A year after awarding Osé with an innovation award, CES (the largest Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas) has decided to revoke the award and prohibit them from exhibiting in 2019

Hospital at Home (HaH)

Urine testing from the comfort of your home. Urine testing is the second most frequently conducted diagnostic test.

Menopause + Tech

Although attention is mostly centered around the lack of action, menopause + tech is receiving some well deserved air time.

Hospitals of the Future (Wall Street Journal): A great run-through about the hospitals of the future. This article sheds some light on interesting programs developing in urban areas (Mount Sinai in NYC) and rural states (Intermountain Health Care in Utah).

Fitbit takes a stab at female health (Cnet News): Earlier this year Fitbit made a move in the right direction by including female health tracking as part of of their app’s general wellness tracking capabilities. However, not too surprisingly, Fitbit is receiving backlash over its female health tracking features.

On Sunday morning, I opened the CB Insights daily email (I highly recommend it), and excitedly found that they wrote a blog on how technology is starting to transform women’s health.