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05/25/2026

The World Health Organization has called stillbirth a “neglected tragedy” yet it remains one of the most under-discussed issues in healthcare.

05/24/2026

2 million babies die from stillbirth every year.

That’s more deaths than tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV combined.

Yet most people never hear about it.

The statistic that stayed with me most from my conversation with Professor Sarah Stock:

→ 93% of affected babies are normally formed

What if we had better ways to understand what’s happening during pregnancy before complications become emergencies?

AI, wearables, biomarkers, and real-time maternal-fetal monitoring could change the future of pregnancy care.

Sarah and her team at Wellcome Leap are working toward an ambitious goal:

Reduce stillbirth rates by 50%.

🎙 Full conversation in bio.

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04/19/2026

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Madeleine Lillelund on the latest episode: turning period blood into a diagnosis,the story of Qvin.

04/12/2026

For years, women were underrepresented in research, leading to gaps in diagnosis and care.

Qvin is changing that by turning menstrual blood into a powerful, non-invasive diagnostic tool unlocking insights that were ignored for decades.

Full episode on YouTube

04/10/2026

I look at it as an opportunity, My wife’s journey with fibroids opened my eyes to how much women’s health is overlooked. Today, it’s not just a mission, it’s a responsibility to do better.

04/08/2026

Endometriosis. Heart health. Reproductive care.
Still underdiagnosed. Still overlooked.
Healthcare shouldn’t be reactive. it should be systemic, proactive, and inclusive.

04/06/2026

There are 1.8 BILLION people who menstruate…
and millions still don’t have access to clinics, labs, or even basic hygiene.

So what does real innovation look like where infrastructure barely exists? Not theory. Actual deployment.

There are 1.8 BILLION people who menstruate…
and millions still don’t have access to clinics, labs, or even basic hygiene.

Let that sink in.

So what does real innovation look like where infrastructure barely exists?
Not theory. Not panels. Not pitch decks.
Actual deployment.

This is what Mads and Qvin are building
rethinking menstrual blood as a powerful, accessible health signal and using it to bridge one of the biggest gaps in global healthcare.

Because the future of health isn’t just high-tech—
it’s high access.

Because healthcare shouldn’t depend on where you live.

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04/05/2026

The world’s first FDA-cleared diagnostic menstrual pad detects biomarkers for: → Diabetes → Cervical cancer (HPV) → Endometriosis → STIs → Ovarian cancer → Fertility markers.

In Stanford + Roche validation studies, Qvin detected 10% MORE HPV cases than the gold-standard pap smear.

I sat down with CEO, Qvin Mads Lillelund on and it is one of the most important conversations I’ve had on this show.

We talked about the FDA clearance path that almost failed. The 30-year gender data gap.And what it means when menstruation diagnostics stop being Femtech and start being just medicine.

🎙️Full episode Link in bio.

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04/01/2026

Women are diagnosed 4 YEARS later than men across 700+ diseases.

Because medicine was built for men.

Not anymore.

Join the conversation shaping the next generation of diagnostics.

In partnership with
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03/21/2026

Follow .alt.thrive.podcast for real stories from women building in Tech.

story isn’t just inspiring because she succeeded, it’s inspiring because of how she succeeded without the infrastructure, without safety nets, without anyone having a playbook for what she was building.

03/20/2026

Be honest… we’re all obsessed with this AI tool

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