{"podcast":{"title":"The Fifth Wave","slug":"the-fifth-wave-7354161","podcast_index_feed_id":7354161,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6639450/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fifth-wave--6639450","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ca4842fd8f5681ceb597dcadf8c535db.jpg","author":"Story Studio Network, IWK Foundation","episode_count":16,"summary":"In The Fifth Wave: Curing the Healthcare Bias against Women , healthcare champions, the IWK Foundation, bring to light the profound and often dangerous consequences the gap in women’s health and research has had on women. The study of human biology has defaulted to the male body, which has hindered understanding of sex-based biological differences and results in fewer available and less effective treatments for women. We have been living in a world built for men, not only in heath care, but transportation, technology and beyond. This series will spark both curiosity and outrage leaving you wanting large scale change – a movement even. With insights from medical experts and researchers, The Fifth Wave challenges the default male standard and asks: What happens when half the population is left out of the equation? We hope to empower every woman and girl with the awareness and information to take charge of her health. Hosted by Avis Favaro.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T20:17:29.858628+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fifth-wave-7354161"},"episode":{"title":"How FemTech is Reshaping Women’s Health","slug":"how-femtech-is-reshaping-women-s-health","published_at":"2026-01-28T10:00:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fifth-wave-7354161/how-femtech-is-reshaping-women-s-health","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fifth-wave-7354161","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-femtech-is-reshaping-women-s-health--66343741","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66343741/iwk_5th_wave_e8_final_mix.mp3","summary":"his episode explores the fast growing FemTech sector, where we talk about the technology being created to address women’s health needs. Our guests Rachel Bartholomew and Dr. Jennifer Johnston are both FemTech founders, who created their companies in response to personal and professional frustrations with outdated tools and knowledge in women’s health. They shed light on the persistent gender data gap, the importance of designing inclusive diagnostics and the massive economic and social opportunities that exist in women’s health innovation. Key Takeaways: Innovation is born of necessity. Both Bartholomew and Johnston developed new tech after identifying major gaps in women’s care and treatment options. Data is power. FemTech offers new ways to generate objective, consistent health data. This is essential to closing the gender data gap in medicine and in diagnostics. It’s a sector on the rise. FemTech in Canada is becoming a global player, but still receives just a fraction of healthcare funding. ---- Rachel Bartholomew, founder and CEO of Hyivy and founder of FemTech Canada Dr. Jennifer Johnston, family physician and founder of Elle, MD The Fifth Wave is produced by Story Studio Network .","meta_description":"his episode explores the fast growing FemTech sector, where we talk about the technology being created to address women’s health needs. Our guests Rachel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1701,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-fifth-wave-7354161/episodes/how-femtech-is-reshaping-women-s-health/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fifth-wave-7354161/how-femtech-is-reshaping-women-s-health.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}