Empowered Patient Podcast with Karen Jagoda is a window into the latest innovations in digital health, the changing dynamic between doctors and patients, and the emergence of precision medicine. The show covers such topics as aging in place, innovative uses for wearables and sensors, advances in clinical research, applied genetics, drug development, and challenges for connected health entrepreneurs.
A geriatrics and palliative care podcast for every health care professional. We invite the brightest minds in geriatrics, hospice, and palliative care to talk about the topics that you care most about, ranging from recently published research in the field to controversies that keep us up at night. You'll laugh, learn and maybe sing along. Hosted by Eric Widera and Alex Smith.
Let's get real about living with celiac disease. The ups, the downs and the temptations. Hear real stories from real people with the autoimmune disease.
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Correcting Imbalance in the Gut Microbiome to Treat Clostridium Difficile Infections with Dr. Tom Lendvay Tend TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Tom Lendvay is the Chief Medical Officer of Tend, which addresses the gut microbiome of the severe intestinal infection Clostridium difficile CDIF. Currently, recurrent Clostridium difficile is the only FDA-regulated disease for the use of microbiome transplants outside of a clinical trial. Clinical trials are also underway applying microbiome …
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Correcting Imbalance in the Gut Microbiome to Treat Clostridium Difficile Infections with Dr. Tom Lendvay Tend
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Dr. Tom Lendvay is the Chief Medical Officer of Tend, which addresses the gut microbiome of the severe intestinal infection Clostridium difficile CDIF. Currently, recurrent Clostridium difficile is the only FDA-regulated disease for the use of microbiome transplants outside of a clinical trial. Clinical trials are also underway applying microbiome …
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Giving Access to Real-Time Information at Point of Care to Patients Providers and Health Plans with Russ Thomas Availity and Oron Afek Vim TRANSCRIPT
Russ Thomas, the CEO of Availity, and Oron Afek, CEO and Co-Founder of Vim, join me in discussing the benefits of breaking down information silos of the payers and care providers and bringing real-time data to the point of care. By integrating actionable patient information at the right point of time, providers are better informed to improve patien…
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Giving Access to Real-Time Information at Point of Care to Patients Providers and Health Plans with Russ Thomas Availity and Oron Afek Vim
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Russ Thomas, the CEO of Availity, and Oron Afek, CEO and Co-Founder of Vim, join me in discussing the benefits of breaking down information silos of the payers and care providers and bringing real-time data to the point of care. By integrating actionable patient information at the right point of time, providers are better informed to improve patien…
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Using the HMO Model to Deliver Personalized Digital Health with Avihai Sodri Antidote Health TRANSCRIPT
Avihai Sodri is the Co-Founder and CEO of Antidote Health, which takes a digital HMO approach to bring 24/7 healthcare to a broad audience. Their target patients include both insured people and those who are uninsured, anyone who requires a one-time service or care for a chronic condition. Avihai says, "So, in a very significant sense, we're not re…
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Using the HMO Model to Deliver Personalized Digital Health with Avihai Sodri Antidote Health
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Avihai Sodri is the Co-Founder and CEO of Antidote Health, which takes a digital HMO approach to bring 24/7 healthcare to a broad audience. Their target patients include both insured people and those who are uninsured, anyone who requires a one-time service or care for a chronic condition. Avihai says, "So, in a very significant sense, we're not re…
In today’s podcast we talk with Dr. Rajagopal (goes by “Raj”), one of the pioneers of palliative care in India. Raj is an anesthesiologist turned palliative care doctor. He is also author of the book, “Walk with the Weary: Lessons in Humanity in Health Care,” and was featured in this Atlantic article. Raj is the founder of Pallium, an organization …
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Short-Form Videos Create Arc of Engagement to Support Delivery of Specific Healthcare Information with Michael Boerner Engage Technologies Group TRANSCRIPT
Michael Boerner is the Founder and CEO of Engage Technologies Group, which uses short-form videos to educate and motivate patients. It might be for someone with a diagnosed disease or a surgical process where it's a need for pre-operative or post-operative information. Their mobile intelligence platform is designed to deliver content to patients at…
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Short-Form Videos Create Arc of Engagement to Support Delivery of Specific Healthcare Information with Michael Boerner Engage Technologies Group
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Michael Boerner is the Founder and CEO of Engage Technologies Group, which uses short-form videos to educate and motivate patients. It might be for someone with a diagnosed disease or a surgical process where it's a need for pre-operative or post-operative information. Their mobile intelligence platform is designed to deliver content to patients at…
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Treating GI Conditions by Addressing the Enteric Nervous System in the Gut with Dr. Sameer Berry Oshi Health TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Sameer Berry is the Chief Medical Officer of Oshi Health, and he shines a light on the challenges patients face from gastrointestinal conditions and the lack of effective treatments available from doctors for GI-related symptoms. While the reimbursement and payment model discourages a team approach to treating these patients, Oshi Health is tak…
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Treating GI Conditions by Addressing the Enteric Nervous System in the Gut with Dr. Sameer Berry Oshi Health
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Dr. Sameer Berry is the Chief Medical Officer of Oshi Health, and he shines a light on the challenges patients face from gastrointestinal conditions and the lack of effective treatments available from doctors for GI-related symptoms. While the reimbursement and payment model discourages a team approach to treating these patients, Oshi Health is tak…
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Using a Biopsychosocial Model for Multimodal Chronic Pain Care with Dr. Jacob Hascalovici Clearing TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Jacob Hascalovici is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Clearing which is in the business of transforming chronic pain care. While some chronic pain has no cure, there are many strategies that can be used to manage the symptoms and improve the quality of life of a patient. One of the key goals of Clearing is to leverage the use of tech…
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Using a Biopsychosocial Model for Multimodal Chronic Pain Care with Dr. Jacob Hascalovici Clearing
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Dr. Jacob Hascalovici is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Clearing which is in the business of transforming chronic pain care. While some chronic pain has no cure, there are many strategies that can be used to manage the symptoms and improve the quality of life of a patient. One of the key goals of Clearing is to leverage the use of tech…
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Drug Development Platform Creating Novel Antiviral Therapeutics for Pandemics and Seasonal Influenza with Sam Lee and Jim Martin Cocrystal Pharma TRANSCRIPT
Sam Lee, interim Co-CEO and President, and Jim Martin, interim Co-CEO and CFO of Cocrystal Pharma. They're a clinical stage biotech company using their proprietary drug development platform to create novel antiviral therapeutics to treat seasonal influenza and pandemic viral infections like COVID-19. Jim explains, "There are vaccines, and then ther…
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Drug Development Platform Creating Novel Antiviral Therapeutics for Pandemics and Seasonal Influenza with Sam Lee and Jim Martin Cocrystal Pharma
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Sam Lee, interim Co-CEO and President, and Jim Martin, interim Co-CEO and CFO of Cocrystal Pharma. They're a clinical stage biotech company using their proprietary drug development platform to create novel antiviral therapeutics to treat seasonal influenza and pandemic viral infections like COVID-19. Jim explains, "There are vaccines, and then ther…
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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen
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Think about the last time you attended a talk on communication skills or goals of care discussions. Was there any mention about the impact that hearing loss has in communication or what we should do about it in clinical practice? I’m guessing not. Now square that with the fact that age-related hearing loss affects about 2/3rd of adults over age 70 …
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Manufacturing Auditory and Retinal Cells to Replace and Restore Functionality with Brian Culley Lineage Cell Therapeutics TRANSCRIPT
Brian Culley is the CEO of Lineage Cell Therapeutics which is developing cell therapy for Dry AMD, a common condition and one of the leading causes of blindness, and to restore the functional capacity of hearing and the spine. Brian explains, "Conceptually, what we're doing is manufacturing the type of cell that has been lost due to aging or diseas…
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Manufacturing Auditory and Retinal Cells to Replace and Restore Functionality with Brian Culley Lineage Cell Therapeutics
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Brian Culley is the CEO of Lineage Cell Therapeutics which is developing cell therapy for Dry AMD, a common condition and one of the leading causes of blindness, and to restore the functional capacity of hearing and the spine. Brian explains, "Conceptually, what we're doing is manufacturing the type of cell that has been lost due to aging or diseas…
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Identifying Biomarkers and Effective Therapies for ALS with Alon Ben-Noon NeuroSense Therapeutics TRANSCRIPT
Alon Ben-Noon is the Co-Founder and CEO of NeuroSense Therapeutics, which is working on ALS therapy and other neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. They are working on a disease-modifying drug PrimeC and have identified a large set of biomarkers that are related to ALS progression and the mechanisms of PrimeC. Alon ex…
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Identifying Biomarkers and Effective Therapies for ALS with Alon Ben-Noon NeuroSense Therapeutics
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Alon Ben-Noon is the Co-Founder and CEO of NeuroSense Therapeutics, which is working on ALS therapy and other neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. They are working on a disease-modifying drug PrimeC and have identified a large set of biomarkers that are related to ALS progression and the mechanisms of PrimeC. Alon explains, …
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Meeting Medical and Nonmedical Needs in a Home-First Healthcare Model with Dr. Maryann Lauletta Dina TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Maryann Lauletta is the Chief Medical Officer of Dina, re-imagining healthcare with a home-first model using technology and community-based solutions. Their 50-state network provides access to different providers of medical and home setting solutions to aid care coordinators in creating a safe home environment. Maryann elaborates, "We have to r…
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Meeting Medical and Nonmedical Needs in a Home-First Healthcare Model with Dr. Maryann Lauletta Dina
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Dr. Maryann Lauletta is the Chief Medical Officer of Dina, re-imagining healthcare with a home-first model using technology and community-based solutions. Their 50-state network provides access to different providers of medical and home setting solutions to aid care coordinators in creating a safe home environment. Maryann elaborates, "We have to r…
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Breaking Down Health Data Silos and Connecting the Dots in Real-Time to Drive Better Outcomes with Enam Noor Insightin Health TRANSCRIPT
Enam Noor is the Founder and CEO of Insightin Health, empowering health plans to drive action through connected data. Working with health insurance companies with a focus on direct-to-consumer health plan products, Insightin is creating a data ecosystem that allows access by providers, payers, and patients. Using artificial intelligence and machine…
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Breaking Down Health Data Silos and Connecting the Dots in Real-Time to Drive Better Outcomes with Enam Noor Insightin Health
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Enam Noor is the Founder and CEO of Insightin Health, empowering health plans to drive action through connected data. Working with health insurance companies with a focus on direct-to-consumer health plan products, Insightin is creating a data ecosystem that allows access by providers, payers, and patients. Using artificial intelligence and machine…
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Comics and Humor in Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nathan Gray
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Comics. Cartoons. Graphic Novels. Graphic Medicine. I’m not sure what to title this podcast but I’ve been looking forward to it for some time. Heck, I’m not even sure to call it a podcast, as I think to get the most out of it you should watch it on YouTube. Why, because today we have Nathan Gray joining us. Nathan is a Palliative Care doctor and an…
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Software-Controlled Less Invasive More Efficient Root Canal Therapy with Michael Smith Sonendo TRANSCRIPT
Michael Smith is the Chief Commercial Officer of Sonendo, a commercial-stage medtech company taking on saving teeth from tooth decay by driving changes in root canal surgery and outcomes. The GentleWave procedure brings innovation to root canal therapy by using a software-controlled fluid management system that can predictably clean and disinfect t…