Can Capitalism Fix What the Healthcare System Broke? One Endo App Founder Is Trying

About this episode

Kate Downey interviews Sushma Ravindran about her app Ask Nomi and its potential to address gaps in the healthcare system for those suffering from endometriosis.

There's a very obvious gap in the healthcare market: millions of people in serious pain every month, and almost no companies trying to solve it. In this episode, Kate talks to Sushma Ravindran, founder of Ask Nomi, an app in beta testing that aims to help people with endometriosis track symptoms, find the right care, and figure out what actually works for their body. Sushma spent 18 years undiagnosed, paid $20,000 out of pocket to finally get answers, and then quit her job to build a solution. They also gets into the genuinely uncomfortable question of whether an app is an adequate solution to a healthcare system that has catastrophically failed people with period pain, or whether it's a Band-Aid over a gaping wound. Join the CRAMPED Patreon: https://patreon.com/cramped CRAMPED episodes are intended for informational and entertainment purposes only, and are not medical advice. American Heart Association Journal article on endometriosis and heart disease risk: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.002224 Ask Nomi link to join the beta test: https://www.asknomi.ai/partners/cramped See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

People in this episode

Host: Kate Downey

Guest: Sushma Ravindran

Topics covered

• healthcare
• endometriosis
• technology
• pain management
• capitalism
• app development

Keywords

• endometriosis
• healthcare system
• pain
• Ask Nomi
• Sushma Ravindran
• app
• symptom tracking
• capitalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ask Nomi, American Heart Association

Books & works: American Heart Association Journal

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