{"podcast":{"title":"Innovate and Elevate","slug":"innovate-and-elevate-6703724","podcast_index_feed_id":6703724,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/innovate-and-elevate/","website_url":"https://www.innovateandelevatepodcast.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d938c490-9603-45d4-976a-1d4a22816fd1/Innovate-and-Elevate-Podcast-Cover-Season-3.jpg","author":"Sharon Kedar, MBA, CFA","episode_count":26,"summary":"Join Sharon Kedar, Co-Founder of Northpond Ventures, as she has candid, in-depth conversations with top doctors, scientists, and trailblazing innovators. Innovate and Elevate is the podcast where the pioneering ideas and leading-edge discoveries that redefine human health are explored. Behind every revolutionary method and device is a human, or humans, daring to make the impossible possible. Sharon, an investor at the forefront of science-driven venture capital, talks with these change agents about how they are rewriting the rules in their fields - from human health and longevity to breakthrough diagnostics and therapeutics. Featured by Harvard’s Wyss Institute, this podcast delivers the sophisticated, knowledgeable, and essential insights you need to understand how innovation impacts our lives. Because Humanity Deserves Better. Sharon Kedar is Co-Founder, Partner of Northpond Ventures. She is also a human health advocate and has been invited to and spoken at notable institutions and events nationwide, including The New York Stock Exchange, The White House, ARPA-H, and Harvard University. “This new podcast is just what I needed- a platform to learn about health and innovation. I j…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:20:02.647175+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724"},"episode":{"title":"My Personal HRT Protocol with Dr. Rachel Rubin, Urologist and Sexual Medicine Specialist","slug":"my-personal-hrt-protocol-with-dr-rachel-rubin-urologist-and-sexual-medicine-specialist","published_at":"2025-09-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724/my-personal-hrt-protocol-with-dr-rachel-rubin-urologist-and-sexual-medicine-specialist","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724","url":"https://www.innovateandelevatepodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2005d5d3-25f4-45ee-9f58-f90fc5512f76.mp3","summary":"What if aging wasn't about being discarded, but about reclaiming your dignity and power? In this powerful episode of Innovate and Elevate, host Sharon Kedar sits down with her personal doctor, Dr. Rachel Rubin, a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist. Dubbed \"The Women's Dignity Doctor\" by Sharon, Dr. Rubin is on a mission to fix the menopause care crisis by educating both patients and clinicians. The two unpack the systemic failures of modern medicine, from the misinterpretation of the 2002 Women's Health Initiative study to the shocking fact that doctors are still not adequately trained in women's midlife health. Dr. Rubin shares her five-step \"prescribing\" guide for HRT, including testosterone and vaginal estrogen, and a deeply personal story about why this work is a matter of life and death. This is a must-listen for every woman who feels like a \"hot mess,\" or is an advocate for a woman in her life, who is not feeling like herself. What You’ll Learn from this Episode: The Midlife Care Crisis: Understand why women are often left to navigate menopause symptoms like brain fog, joint pain, and sleep issues on their own, and how the medical community's siloed approach to care has failed them. Dr. Rubin explains why this is a systemic problem, not a failure of individual doctors. The \"NFLM\" Diagnosis: Learn about the \"Not Feeling Like Myself\" diagnosis that Dr. Rubin uses to describe the common, but often dismissed, symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. The Five Pillars of HRT: Get a detailed look at the five key areas of hormone replacement therapy that Dr. Rubin covers in her course for clinicians: systemic estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, vaginal hormones, and vulvar vestibule cream. A Call for Dignity: Hear why Dr. Rubin and Sharon believe…","meta_description":"What if aging wasn't about being discarded, but about reclaiming your dignity and power? 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