Media Outlet: Axios Publication Date: March 19, 2024 Description: Bloomer Tech, a health tech startup founded by Alicia Chong Rodriguez SM ‘17, SM ’18, is working to “address the gender gap in health care, which has led to less clinical trial representation and fewer resources to diagnose and treat women with various diseases,” reports Steph Solis for Axios. The startup is prepared “to launch a clinical trial for bras that could help detect heart irregularities and other conditions that can lead to heart disease,” writes Solis. Full story via Axios → Related Topics MIT Sloan School of ManagementWearable sensorsSystems engineeringBusiness and managementHealthHealth sciences and technologyInnovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)Women in STEMSensorsMISTIEquity and inclusionAlumni/aeMedical devicesTechnology and societySchool of EngineeringElectrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Related News Taking on gender gaps in health care and technology Graduate student Alicia Chong Rodriguez uses her engineering skills to empower women.
Taking on gender gaps in health care and technology Graduate student Alicia Chong Rodriguez uses her engineering skills to empower women.
![“There's a lot of role models here [at MIT], and sometimes, in Chile or in Mexico or in Costa Rica, [girls] don't know that there's a graduate student or an undergrad doing these cool things at MIT,” says grad student Alicia Chong Rodriguez. “I think it's a matter of just connecting the dots.”](/sites/default/files/styles/frontpage__featured_news/public/images/201608/MIT-Alicia-Chong-1.jpg?itok=ZfZ3Lb7g)