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Welcome to the Empowered Patient Podcast with Karen Jagoda.  This show is a window into the latest innovations in digital health and the changing dynamic between doctors and patients.

Topics on the show include

  • the emergence of precision medicine and breakthroughs in genomics
  • advances in biopharmaceuticals
  • age-related diseases and aging in place
  • using big data from wearables and sensors
  • transparency in the medical marketplace
  • challenges for connected health entrepreneurs

The audience includes researchers, medical professionals, patient advocates, entrepreneurs, patients, caregivers, solution providers, students, journalists, and investors.

Jan 31, 2017

CJ Barton, VP Sales, Kinvey talks about why clients who have tried to design apps most appreciate the value Kinvey brings to the development of HIPAA and security compliant mobile apps being used by hospitals, pharmaceuticals, insurance companies and other healthcare providers.  He also talks about innovative mobile...


Jan 23, 2017

Fintan Connolly, founder, TakeTen, a start-up in Belfast Northern Ireland is addressing the growing problem of children of all ages who are experiencing stress and anxiety.  This innovative app is particularly useful for kids with learning, social, and emotional disabilities by having the camera in a mobile device...


Jan 18, 2017

Eros Lazzerini Denchi PhD, Associate Professor, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) talks about his exciting discovery of a protein that fine-tunes the cellular clock and impacts aging and the development of cancer.  The novel protein TZAP binds the ends of chromosomes and controls a process called telomere...


Jan 11, 2017

Elizabeth Blackburn PhD was trained as a molecular biologist and is currently the President of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.  She is the winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking discovery of telomeres that protect the end of chromosomes and the enzyme telomerase that produces the...