Design firm Leadoff Studio and Spora Health have created the Momma's Kit – a health monitoring system that aims to reduce Black maternal mortality rates with the help of attention-grabbing graphics and packaging. More about Momma's Kit aims to cut maternal mortality rates among Black women
Design gallerist and curator Rossana Orlandi has announced the winners of this year's Ro Plastic Prize for sustainable material use during a ceremony at Milan design week. More about Prosthetic leg for Ukrainian amputees among 2023 Ro Plastic Prize winners
Designers Salomé Bazin and Giulia Tomasello have tried to break down taboos with Tides, a sex toy created especially for women in midlife and older. More about Tides creates massager for women going through menopause
Tech start-up Emm has unveiled its eponymous menstrual cup, which can be inserted like a tampon and is fitted with smart technology that tracks your period "without you having to do a thing". More about Emm is a smart menstrual cup that tracks periods automatically
Health tech company Respiray has launched a wearable air purifier designed to fend off allergens by creating a "bubble of clean air" around the user's face. More about Respiray develops air-purifying collar for allergy sufferers
Design agency Morrama has developed a concept for a menopausal treatment service that would use artificial intelligence to tailor pills to help alleviate users' symptoms. More about Luma is a "magic compound" pill subscription service for the menopause
British doctor Adam Hamdi has developed a discreet wearable pad that can be secured to the skin to help relieve the wearer's menstruation cramps. More about Myoovi is a wearable device designed to alleviate period pain
London design studio Special Projects has worked with clinical psychologists to develop SlowMo, a mental health app for people experiencing psychosis that will be trialled by the UK's National Health Service. More about SlowMo app aims to help people with psychosis
A screen-less smartwatch has launched at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), promising to improve health and reduce stress without becoming a distraction. More about Nowatch is a health-focused smartwatch that doesn't tell the time
Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has developed a concept for an edibles subscription service that would deliver sweets and teas laced with tiny doses of hallucinogenic drugs, in anticipation of a future where the substances are legalised. More about Layer imagines "unexpected" edibles for microdosing psychedelics
A trio of PhD students from the Warsaw University of Technology have been named the grand prize winners of this year's James Dyson Awards for their SmartHEAL sensor, which is integrated into a dressing to detect how well a wound is healing. More about Infection-sensing wound dressing wins top prize in 2022 James Dyson Awards
Tech material company Aruliden has worked with Boston-based technology studio Whoop to develop a screen-free fitness wearable that monitors key health metrics during the day and night. More about Aruliden designs wearable fitness tracker that can be worn "at all times"
Dezeen School Shows: we've rounded up five student projects presented on Dezeen School Shows that aim to upgrade and improve the design of healthcare apparatus. More about Five student design projects that innovate medical equipment
American design agency Level has developed a home fitness device comprising a compact weights cabinet with a dock for a smartphone that uses artificial intelligence to provide feedback on the user's form. More about Tempo Move uses AI to deliver trainer-guided home workouts
Feminine technology brand Elvie has released an updated version of its first breast pump with Elvie Stride, a medical-grade breast pump designed to be "easily integrated" into everyday life. More about Elvie Stride is a hospital-grade breast pump that can be worn under clothes
London-based toothbrush company Suri has created Sustainable Sonic Toothbrush, an electric toothbrush with an aluminium body and brush heads made from plant-based materials that can be recycled after use. More about Suri creates modular electric toothbrush with recyclable brush head
Billionaire Bill Gates has partnered with electronics company Samsung to create a prototype waterless toilet for household use that turns solid waste into ashes. More about Bill Gates and Samsung develop toilet that combusts waste "into ashes"
British company MysteryVibe has developed a sex toy that can be slipped over the penis to help the wearer achieve and maintain an erection while also stimulating their partner during intercourse. More about Tenuto 2 is a wearable vibrator designed to tackle erectile dysfunction
Australian start-up Hoopsy has created a recyclable pregnancy test that is 99 per cent made out of paper, aiming to stop millions of single-use plastic versions ending up in landfill each year. More about Hoopsy is a paper pregnancy test designed to tackle plastic waste
California startup Cionic and Yves Béhar's design studio Fuseproject have developed a bionic wearable that uses electric pulses and artificial intelligence to correct muscle movements in people with limited mobility. More about Neural Sleeve is a bionic leg wrap that uses AI to correct walking patterns