The New Script with Frances Goh & Makenzie Thomas
Rewriting the future of women’s health
The New Script is a podcast rewriting the way we think about women’s health.
Hosted by friends Frances Goh and Makenzie Thomas, the show explores the big questions and bold solutions shaping the future of healthcare. For too long, medicine and research have centered on male biology, leaving women misdiagnosed, misunderstood, or missing from the data altogether.
Each episode features conversations with leaders, innovators, and advocates working at the intersection of health, technology, and equity. From medical misogyny to the gaps in clinical research, from reproductive rights to digital health solutions, The New Script shines a light on where the system is failing, and what it will take to fix it.
Whether you’re a patient, practitioner, policymaker, or simply curious, this show invites you to join the movement to rethink, reimagine, and rewrite the script on women’s health.
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Hosted by Frances Goh & Makenzie Thomas
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How Kali Healthcare is Reimagining Fetal Monitoring to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
A/Prof Fiona Brownfoot and Dr. Emerson Keenan are the co-founders of Kali Healthcare, a company determined to improve fetal monitoring — technology that has remained largely unchanged since the 1960s.
Why Male Fertility Matters More Than You Think | Ashwin Ramachandran
In this episode of The New Script, Makenzie Thomas and Frances Goh sit down with Ash Ramachandran, founder and CEO of Sapyen, an at-home male fertility testing company that’s helping men take charge of their reproductive health. Ash shares how his background in research, venture capital, and global health led him to build Sapyen, and what he’s learned about the hidden factors affecting male fertility. He explains how sperm health reflects overall wellbeing, why lifestyle and early testing matter, and what needs to change in how we talk about fertility and family planning. The conversation also explores the realities of building a medtech startup from Australia, the challenges of fundraising in healthcare, and the importance of supporting founders’ mental health along the way.
How Hormony Is Helping Women Decode Perimenopause | Mayra Hurtado
After two decades leading global marketing at Adidas and in biotech, Mayra Hurtado hit a wall, fatigue, sleeplessness, migraines. It wasn’t burnout; it was her hormones. That realisation set her on a new mission to close one of medicine’s most overlooked gaps: women’s hormonal health. In this episode of The New Script, Makenzie Thomas and Frances Goh sit down with Mayra, co-founder and CEO of Prelude Health, the Singapore-based startup behind Hormony, the world’s first rapid, at-home saliva hormone test for women navigating perimenopause. Mayra shares how Hormony blends science, technology, and behavioural insights to help women get “back in tune” with their bodies, why perimenopause is still misunderstood, and how education and early testing can transform preventive care. She also opens up about building a global team across Singapore, Mexico, and New Zealand, raising capital in a sector that still receives less than 3% of venture funding, and reframing failure as redirection. You’ll hear why hormonal health is the next frontier in women’s wellbeing, how healthy women drive healthy economies, and why mental and physical health can’t be separated, for founders or for anyone.
How Ovum is Closing the Gender Health Gap | Dr. Ariella Heffernan-Marks
Why does it still take women an average of five years to get diagnosed with a chronic health condition — and up to 12 years for endometriosis? In this episode of The New Script, Makenzie Thomas and Frances Goh sit down with Dr. Ariella Heffernan-Marks, medical doctor, award-winning researcher, and founder of Ovum, to explore how technology and data are rewriting women’s healthcare. Ariella shares the lightbulb moment that inspired Ovum — a “blue book” for women’s health — and how she’s building the first holistic AI health assistant designed to empower women across every stage of life. She explains how Ovum integrates longitudinal health data, generates doctor-friendly summaries, and creates the largest dataset yet to address decades of bias in medical research and AI. Beyond the tech, Ariella reflects on her journey from medical student to startup CEO, what she learned raising $1.7M in pre-seed funding, and why setting boundaries as a founder is just as important as breaking them. You’ll also hear surprising insights from her early research, why women are more open to AI in healthcare than expected, and how Ovum is redefining women’s health from “pink and siloed” to holistic, integrated, and equitable.
Exposing the Gaps in Women’s Healthcare | Sally Hasler
Why are women still being misdiagnosed, dismissed, or left out of medical research altogether? In this very first episode of The New Script, Makenzie Thomas and Frances Goh sit down with Sally Hasler, CEO of Women’s Health Victoria, to explore the systemic inequities shaping women’s health today, and what it will take to change them. Sally introduces powerful concepts like medical misogyny and below the bikini line health, and explains how gender-blind services and unconscious bias affect the way women and gender diverse people receive care. She also shares candid insights on the barriers to abortion access, the ongoing stigma in reproductive health, and why equity must be at the heart of reform. Beyond policy and advocacy, Sally talks about her leadership journey, the importance of collective action across government, health, and community, and how she balances the demands of running a statewide organisation with her own wellbeing. You’ll also hear why including women in medical research from the start is essential, how initiatives like 1800 My Options and the Labia Library are changing the conversation, and why this moment in women’s health must be used to create lasting systems change.
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