As the story goes, Lauren Vaccarello, VP of Marketing at Box, was up late one night wringing her hands over the current political climate. Everywhere she looked, there seemed to be an all out attack on the rights of women and minority groups. That’s when, in a fit of inspiration (and quite possibly the influence of a few glasses of wine), she sent a passionate email demanding action to Bryan Breckenridge, the executive director of Box.org (Box’s non-profit branch).

The unfortunate truth when it comes to suicide is that we often can’t prevent it simply because we can’t predict the future.

Star Wars fans around the world should be happy to know we're making progress towards mind control, aka The Force (not exactly in the way the movie portrays, but by harnessing the brain’s complex neuron web to restore vision in the blind, movement in the paralyzed, and steadiness in the elderly).

The cost of healthcare has been steadily rising for the past decade. By any actuarial analysis, we’re at the dawn of a financial meltdown as the Baby Boomers reach that ripe age where their healthcare expenditures begin to soar.

Building apps in healthcare is different from developing them in other industries. From the reasons we do it to how we develop and get them in the hands of users, creating technology in healthcare is its own complicated beast.

Here are three reasons why healthcare technology is so different from other industries.

The United States is known for it’s top-notch medical organizations and cutting-edge research that paves the way towards better treatments for patients around the world. However, American healthcare is consistently ranked on the lower end of world health rankings—

Following the National Women’s March on Washington DC, this Wednesday is the national “A Day Without a Woman” strike. Women (and men) across the country will participate by wearing red, spending money exclusively at businesses owned by women, and most importantly, striking from work to demonstrate the invaluable amount of effort, thought, and dedication women contribute not only to their individual workplaces, but to the national economy as a whole.

There’s no denying that this strike is politically driven and has clear political objectives, but putting aside political beliefs and opinions, we believe the goal of this strike to be both worthwhile and incredibly salient. The work women do at Redox is every bit as needed and meaningful as their male counterparts, so much so that it’s entirely possible a customer could hear about us, contact us, and move through our integration process from beginning to end working exclusively with women.

SXSW is just around the corner, and some of the Redox gang are coming down to Austin for sun, tacos, and the opportunity to nerd out on all things health tech. SXSW can get a little overwhelming, so we've made a list of the health tech parties and events we're particularly excited about this year.

Spoiler alert: we're hosting one and BBQ is involved. You won't want to miss it.

If you'll be in Austin, make sure to get in touch. We'll be there all week and want to see your face! Without further adieu, the can't miss health tech events of SXSW17.

Lonnie Rae Kurlander took a leave of absence from the Boston University School of Medicine with only eight months left in her program. Today, she is the CEO and co-founder of the exciting healthcare startup Medal. I recently had the honor of interviewing Lonnie and learning more about her experience transitioning from medical school student to San Francisco entrepreneur. Enjoy!

I had the pleasure of trying to fit in on a panel of health tech experts this week at the Digital Medtech Conference in San Francisco. The topic: Preparing for a Successful Digital Health Pilot. The panel was moderated by Tamara StClaire (former CIO of Xerox) and included Alexander Grunewald (Healthcare Innovation at J&J), Cory Kid (Founder of Catalia), and, for some reason, they invited me too. 

False negative. Two words that deflate the spirit and leave patients sick to their stomach.

Fortunately, doctors are working toward getting a second pair of well-trained eyes to eliminate misdiagnosis.

Often, when considering innovation, we only think about the creations that will impact the average consumer, and thus the masses. But, some of the most incredible innovations aim to serve very small niches.