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Big data and femtech

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Tech Life is looking at big data - and how important it is to healthcare. Specifically, how it can help women's health. A femtech company in the United States is using monthly menstrual and hormone data gathered from thousands of women to gain new insights into the symptoms which lead-up to the menopause - the time in their lives when women's periods stop. We speak to the company's co-founder and CEO.

Also on Tech Life this week:

A global survey weighs up the influence of social media and AI on accurate news and information. And, are chatbots changing the way we search for information online ?

Presenter: Zoe Kleinman
Producers: Imran Rahman-Jones and Tom Quinn

(Photo: A woman checks a health app on her smartphone. Credit: Getty Images)

Published on Tuesday, 8th October 2024.

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