In this episode of She Leads Biotech, I sit down with Maria Haugen, founder of Foxx Health a new app designed to help women take control of their health journey and walk into appointments prepared, confident, and heard.
Maria’s story began when she experienced terrifying heart symptoms and felt dismissed and misdiagnosed for months. Out of that frustration, she decided to build what she wished she’d had: a health companion app that guides you through questions, tracks symptoms, and helps you advocate for yourself in the exam room.
We talk about:
🔹 How her personal health scare sparked a new mission
🔹 Why women are diagnosed later and feel dismissed more often
🔹 The reality of data privacy and building an app during a challenging time for women’s health in the U.S.
🔹 Creating checklists, tracking tools, and community connections all in one platform
🔹 The future of FoXX Health from global expansion to partnering with doctors
📌 Chapters / Timestamps
00:00 – Meet Maria and her journey from marketing to health tech
02:00 – A heart scare that changed everything
04:30 – Why women feel dismissed (and the shocking stats)
06:30 – How FoXX Health empowers women before appointments
09:00 – Privacy, safety, and state-by-state considerations
12:00 – The app’s features: checklists, trackers, and community support
16:00 – Building partnerships and launching globally
18:00 – Future vision: data visualization and empowering providers
22:00 – Why it’s about support, not blame
🎧 Listen now to learn how one woman turned a personal struggle into a tool to help thousands find their voice in healthcare.
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