They Named the Spacecraft “Integrity,” A Note on Every Life We Carry
Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean after traveling 694,000 miles around the Moon. The mission was called Artemis II. The spacecraft they flew was named Integrity. I sat with that word for a while. Commander Reid Wiseman. Mission Specialist Christina Koch. Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen. Pilot Victor Glover. Each of […]
A Common Pregnancy Blood Pressure Reading. A Risk Too Often Missed.
There is a number that sends women home from Labor and Delivery when they should be admitted or further evaluated. It looks reassuring. It feels fine. And it meets the clinical threshold for hypertension in pregnancy. That number is 90. A diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg, even with a perfect-looking systolic of 120, meets […]
Here’s What Maternal AI Looked Like in 2016 and Here’s How I Know
In 2016, I hired a developer to answer a question that still haunts maternal health: can we use structured hospital data to detect patterns tied to severe pregnancy complications, early enough to support prevention? The developer didn’t finish the work. He left the project unfinished. But what he did leave behind matters because it […]
2025: My Year of Transformation
When I received the email from Dr. Lloyd Minor of Stanford School of Medicine inviting me to join their inaugural Health Futurist Leadership program, I initially thought it was a hoax. Only after I Googled his name and validated his position did I realize what an incredible opportunity I’d been given. The program started the […]