Fertility hormone testing should become as routine as a pap smear. That's the drive behind Modern Fertility the SF based startup transforming the women's health industry. In this episode we speak to Afton Vechery the CEO and Co-founder on why a fertility hormone test you can take at home can change the way we think about reproductive health.

Find out how a thought experiment on the autobahn turned into a emergency alert system for your mobile. We speak to Cat Noone the CEO & co-founder of Iris on a mission to help people track and control their health.

Methodology is a food delivery service that wants to change how we interact with our meals. On a mission to demystify nutrition, the SF based startup uses food as a tool to teach people about their health as well as improve it.

Healios is a digital healthcare platform rethinking how we experience mental health services online. From connecting patients to clinicians outside of treatment offices to building apps for the digitally native generation - Richard Andrews, the CEO of Healios, is on a mission to radically improve mental health in the UK and beyond.

We chat with Mat Griffiths the Product Manager and UX Designer at LiveSmart, a digital health platform that combines blood tests and one-to-one coaching to help people improve their health and wellness.

We chat with Ali Bahsoun and Fiona MacDougall of Touch Surgery, a surgical simulator that uses 3D rendered content to help healthcare professionals learn about surgical procedures and rehearse for surgery on their mobile phones.

We chat with Sarah McDevitt of Core Wellness, a personal meditation device that uses physical biosensors and a digital app to encourage people to build a habit of meditating and easily track their progress.

We chat with Elaine Bousfield, Founder and Chair of XenZone, a pioneer of online counselling services in the UK that’s been improving access to mental health services for children, young people and adults over the last 20 years.

We speak to Dr Barney Gilbert, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Forward, a mobile app for healthcare professionals to communicate with one another quickly and efficiently while sharing patient information securely.

We chat with Chiara Scabellone, Product Manager at Cardiologs who tells us how the company plans to create intelligent cardiology tools to help physicians manage cardiac patients at scale and make high-quality cardiology accessible to all.

We chat with Umesh Pandya, the Co-founder of Wayfindr. He discusses how the award-winning tech nonprofit plans to use navigation technology and digital design to empower visually impaired people to navigate the world independently, even indoors.

We chat with Robert Morris, the Co-founder of Koko, an AI chatbot that anyone can anonymously share stressful or unpleasant experiences with and receive emotional support or become connected with other supportive anonymous peers on the network. Through Koko, people can get advice and encouragement to help them cope with their emotions and improve their mental wellbeing.

We chat with Tony Hsieh, Co-founder and Product Lead at Limbix which provides virtual reality and digital tools that therapists can use to treat mental health disorders.

We chat with Jason Moore, Co-founder and CEO of Stratasan. Based in Nashville, Stratasan assists over 700 hospitals across 40 states in the US with their strategic planning, management and growth through a combination of customised software products and hands-on consulting—helping them better serve the needs of their patient population.

We speak to Mahnaz Yusaf, a Service Designer and Feimatta Conteh, a Program Manager from FutureEverything about the health innovation projects that they’ve been driving recently through the CityVerve project in the city of Manchester.

We chat with Hans Jorgen Wiberg , the founder of Be My Eyes who discusses how the app is empowering the blind and visually impaired to lead more independent lives while spurring a micro-volunteering movement that involves over 800,000 volunteers worldwide.

We chat with Eric Kihlstrom, the UK ambassador of Aging2.0, a global volunteer network that supports innovators and entrepreneurs who are taking on the challenges of ageing. He's also a Co-founder of KareInn, a startup that wants to improve quality of life for our parents generation. KareInn builds software to help carers be more productive and use data to deliver more personalised care.

On this episode of HealthRedesigned, we chat with Allison Sarno, Head of Design and User Experience at Ava Women. She shares how Ava Women is using technology to revamp women’s health and helping women understand their bodies better, whether they’re tracking their cycles or determining the right moment to conceive.

What if you could take a blood test without leaving your home? We chat with Hamish Grierson, CEO and Co-founder at Thriva who tells us why he and his co-founders started the DIY finger-prick blood testing service that’s empowering consumers to take proactive steps towards better health and what’s in-store for Thriva’s future.

We chat with Akash Shah, co-founder and Head of Product at Care/of who tells us how this vitamin subscription company for the modern age is guiding consumers to understand which supplements are right for them and how they plan to complement their products with tools that build positive habits.

A woman’s body goes through various sensations throughout pregnancy, which is their body’s way of communicating the progression of their pregnancy. However, understanding most of these signs, like contractions, can be a puzzling experience for women, often sending them into a state of worry and wondering if they should go to the hospital—which can be timely and costly if it turns out to be a false alarm. Bloomlife is the first pregnancy wearable that automatically tracks contractions and...

For many women, getting access to birth control safely and on time is a vital healthcare need. Even with health insurance, the cost of getting birth control can be a deterrent and can prevent some from accessing the drugs they need to enable them to take control of their health and ultimately, their lives. Dr. Edvard Engesæth and Michael Rurka share how Nurx is providing women in the U.S with more convenient access to birth control and PrEP from online consultations with physicians to...

Marius Aabel is a co-founder and CTO at No Isolation, a Norwegian startup that’s tackle social isolation and loneliness by designing digital solutions that bring people together. Marius tells us why social isolation is such a pressing problem and how they’re designing solutions to solve an important problem can affect everyone regardless of age.

Jean Anne Booth is the CEO and Founder of UnaliWear the makers of the Kanega watch. This watch is a self-contained voice controlled watch that offers emergency assistance, guide me home assistance, medication reminders, and fall detection. It helps seniors to be more independent, active, and safe. This idea came about when Jean Anne wanted to create a simple, easy, and convenient way for her mom to stay safe while still maintaining her style. Current Personal Emergency Response Systems on...

Imran Cronk is a co-founder and CEO of Ride Health, a platform that helps patients get rides to and from their medical appointments. There is a transportation barrier. It not only affects patients, it also affects health care providers. Imran has an amazing story of how human compassion and empathy turned into an idea. He was a volunteer in a hospital and a patient was discharged around midnight with no ride home. This man was also older and had compromised vision, yet he was planning to...