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Hey y'all, it's been a minute. Welcome back to my podcast, Queen Citizens.

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I'm thrilled to introduce a new series that I think you're going to love, and I'm calling

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it Boss Ladies in Healthcare. This will include recent and old inventions of women and girls

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who contributed to healthcare. From groundbreaking researchers to inspiring leaders, I'll be

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shining a spotlight on those who are pushing boundaries and changing the world. To kick

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things off, I want to share a story of a girl who's at the time 17 years old whose work

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has the potential, even to this day, to change surgical care, and her name was Dasia Taylor.

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Dacia Taylor, a teenage scientist at the time, has developed something truly extraordinary,

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color-changing sutures. Now I know what you may be thinking. What are color-changing sutures

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and why are they so important? So let me break it down. These sutures, dyed with beetroot

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juice, can visibly indicate infection by responding to changes in wound pH. This means that if

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a wound becomes infected, the sutures change color, providing a simple and affordable way

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to monitor her healing. This innovation is particularly noteworthy, not just for its

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scientific ingenuity, but also for its practicality. By using a common and inexpensive dye-like

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beetroot juice, Dasia has created a solution that's accessible and easy to use in a variety

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of healthcare settings, especially in areas where advanced medical resources might be

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limited. And I just think this was such a brilliant idea. I don't know to this day how,

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if this is being implemented in healthcare and if so, where exactly? I remember this

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news story as if it was yesterday. And to be honest, infections post-surgery is a little

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bit more common than we think it is. So I hope that this is being implemented and I

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just hope that, yeah, she continues to make other inventions like this. So the impact

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of Dasia's work cannot be overstated. Infections can be a serious complication after surgery.

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And early detection is crucial for effective treatment. With her color-changing sutures,

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healthcare providers have a new tool to help identify infection sooner, potentially saving

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lives and improving outcomes for patients worldwide. As we continue this series, I'll

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explore more stories like Dacia's celebrating the brilliant women who are leading the way

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in healthcare innovation. Thank you for joining me on this journey. Don't forget to subscribe,

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leave a review, share this podcast with someone who needs a little inspiration today and I

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hope that you yourself have been inspired. So until next time, this is Odette signing

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off of Boss Ladies in Healthcare. See you soon.