December 11, 2025

FLOW SPACE RELEASES 2026 FLOW FORECAST ON WOMEN’S HEALTH

Seven trends predicted to reshape women’s health in the new year

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December 11, 2025, New York, NY:Flow Spacehas released the 2026 Flow Forecast, the first edition of its prediction report outlining seven trends set to drive women’s health in the year ahead. Against the backdrop of major new investments in women’s health, from a $100 million pledge by Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap, to MIT’s new Female Medicine through Machine Learning (FMML) initiative, the Forecast reveals where the next breakthroughs are most likely to emerge, and how they will impact women’s lives in 2026.

Reported by Flow Space journalist Alexa Mikhail, the 2026 Flow Forecast is based on interviews with 30 leading experts, including OB-GYNs, oncologists, obesity specialists, radiologists, health-tech founders, investors, scientists, and biotech leaders. The result is a clear, data-driven, accessible look at the seven shifts that will define the year ahead, from personalized diagnostics to brain health to AI-powered drug discovery and the rise of GLP-1s.

Seven trends predicted to shape women’s health in 2026:

• The Spa Is the New Doctor’s Office

• Cancer Tests Will Be as Simple as Pregnancy Tests

• You’re Going to Start Planning for Dementia Once You Turn 40

• AI is Going to Fast-track Drug Approvals

• Men Will No Longer Be the Default Patient

• A Bottle of GLP-1s Will Be in Most Medicine Cabinets

• We’re Finally Closing the Gender Desire Gap
  

“For women, 2026 is about more than new products — it’s about agency,” says Flow Space Editor-in-Chief Galina Espinoza. “From at-home cancer tests to brain health in your 40s, women are demanding earlier answers, more personalized care, and solutions that actually reflect their lives.”

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About Flow Space

Flow Space is a digital and live media platform dedicated to women’s health with an emphasis on functional wellbeing and long-term vitality. Flow Space delivers science-backed reporting on brain and heart health, medical innovation, longevity, menopause, and more—giving women the tools to improve both lifespan and health span. Officially launched at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2023, Flow Space is best known for shining a spotlight on important conversations and information-sharing that touches every aspect of women’s health and wellbeing. With an all-star lineup of the most interesting and outspoken celebrity advocates including Brooke Shields, Katie Couric, Busy Philipps, Emma Lovewell, Ilana Glazer, Alysia Reiner, Maria Shriver, Christy Turlington, Marcia Gay Harden, Sophia Bush, Allyson Felix, Anna Kendrick and more, Flow Space has rapidly created a meaningful community for women. Published byPenske Media Corporationandpart of the SHE Media network, Flow Space is fostering a community where women feel heard, supported, informed, and empowered through content brought to life on the site and in person at its year-round live events, and cornerstone activation at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin.  

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Abby Kalicka, akalicka@pmc.com