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.

Open-Source Focused Ultrasound and Infrared MedTech to Advance Stroke Diagnosis and Neurological Therapies Aaron Timm Openwater TRANSCRIPT

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Jul 16, 2026

Aaron Timm, CEO of Openwater, is driving the shift from single-purpose, room-sized equipment to multi-purpose, portable, light-weight medical devices designed on an open-source platform. Some tools use infrared light to measure blood flow in real time for applications such as stroke detection. Another device...

Open-Source Focused Ultrasound and Infrared MedTech to Advance Stroke Diagnosis and Neurological Therapies Aaron Timm Openwater

Jul 16, 2026

Multi-Target T Cell Engagers Transforming Treatment for Solid Tumors with Jack Silberstein Deck Bio TRANSCRIPT

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Jul 16, 2026

Jack Silberstein, CEO of Deck Bio, is developing next-generation T cell engagers designed to activate the patient's immune system to shrink tumors. These T cell engagers are bispecific molecules that alert immune cells to recognize targets on cancer cells and kill them by binding to both the cancer cells and the T...

Multi-Target T Cell Engagers Transforming Treatment for Solid Tumors with Jack Silberstein Deck Bio

Jul 16, 2026

Building an AI and Data-Driven Holistic View of Patient Health with Professor Linda Macomber Renaissance Health TRANSCRIPT

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Jul 15, 2026

Professor Linda Macomber, a healthcare tech consultant at Renaissance Health, highlights the transformative potential of AI and digital health solutions, as well as the shift from siloed, symptom-focused care to holistic, personalized medicine. AI applications in healthcare have moved from deterministic expert systems...