Empowered Patient Podcast

Welcome to the Empowered Patient Podcast with Karen Jagoda. This show offers a glimpse into the latest innovations in applying generative AI, novel therapeutics and vaccines, and the evolving dynamics in the medical and healthcare landscape. One focus is on how providers, pharmaceutical companies, and payers are empowering patients. In addition, conversations often focus on how technology is empowering providers, care facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and payers to improve patient outcomes and reduce friction across the healthcare landscape. Popular Topics Include: Virtual and digital health Use of AI, ML, and robots for clinical and administrative purposes Value-based healthcare Precision and stratified medicine Next-generation immuno, cell, and gene therapies Vaccines for infectious diseases and oncology Biomarkers and diagnostics Rare diseases MedTech and medical devices Clinical trials Population health Chronic conditions l Clinician and staff burnout Smart hospitals The audience includes life science leaders, researchers, medical professionals, patient advocates, digital health entrepreneurs, patients, caregivers, healthcare solution providers, students, journalists, and investors.

AI-Powered Remote Heart Monitoring Transforms Heart Health Model from Reactive to Proactive with Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq Biotricity TRANSCRIPT

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Dec 9, 2025

Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq, CEO and Founder of Biotricity, has designed a direct-to-consumer service to shift healthcare from a reactive to a preventive model by simplifying and accelerating access to remote cardiac screening. Applying AI to sift through patient data allows the cardiologist to focus on clinically relevant...

AI-Powered Remote Heart Monitoring Transforms Heart Health Model from Reactive to Proactive with Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq Biotricity

Dec 9, 2025

Diagnostic Tool Unlocks Identification of Inflammatory Back Pain with Neil Klompas Augurex TRANSCRIPT

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Dec 8, 2025

Neil Klompas, President and CEO of Augurex, has a mission to improve the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, with a primary focus on axial spondyloarthritis, a form of inflammatory back pain that is often misdiagnosed. The Augurex blood test SpineStat is designed to differentiate axSpA from mechanical back pain...

Diagnostic Tool Unlocks Identification of Inflammatory Back Pain with Neil Klompas Augurex

Dec 8, 2025

Targeting Macrophages Instead of T Cells to Overcome Treatment-Resistant Cancers with Dr. Petri Bono Faron Pharmaceuticals TRANSCRIPT

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Dec 8, 2025

Dr. Petri Bono, Chief Medical Officer at Faron Pharmaceuticals, describes the development of bexmarilimad, a novel first-in-class immunotherapy that, unlike existing checkpoint inhibitors targeting T cells, targets the Clever 1 receptor on macrophages. This treatment is designed to reprogram the tumor microenvironment...