HOSPITALS
“ WE CAN MAKE EVERYONE AWARE WHEN A HEALTH ISSUE AFFECTING WOMEN ARISES , INCLUDING MALE DOCTORS , SO THEY CAN GIVE IT THEIR ATTENTION ”
DR RACHEL MCDOWELL , EMERGENCY MEDICINE SPECIALIST , ANTIDOTE HEALTH
" We use AI before the doctors come in ," Feder explains . " We find it very important because sometimes people don ' t bring up questions or relevant issues when they see a doctor . Sometimes they feel uncomfortable . We can also identify when someone has a condition that seems unrelated , but is relevant ."
Antidote is also particularly womenfriendly . Feder explains that most of the company ' s employees are women , whether it ' s in the engineering team , data research , the product team or finance team . " I ' m a huge feminist . I really believe in equal representation " she says . " This is how we approach the world generally but also I hope it will make a huge difference to the way we look at women ' s health issues ."
In recent months there has been an outcry in the media over gaps in women ' s healthcare and how women ' s health conditions are frequently not being taken seriously . The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted this historical issue , with one example being the failure to recognise severe disruption to menstrual cycles as a side effect of the vaccine .
" After the vaccine rollout began , I had multiple patients reach out to me with complaints of menstrual irregularity after they were vaccinated " says Dr Rachel
44 December 2021