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 Platform for Predicting Clinical Trial Success Transforming the Financing of Drug Development with Tyrone Lam GATC Health TRANSCRIPT

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Mar 11, 2026

Tyrone Lam, is Chief Business Development Officer at GATC Health, a company that has developed a predictive AI model to derisk and accelerate drug discovery and development. A significant partnership with Lloyd's of London to use this technology to underwrite insurance for clinical trials enables the insurer to base...

AI Platform for Predicting Clinical Trial Success Transforming the Financing of Drug Development with Tyrone Lam GATC Health

Mar 11, 2026

Pan-Cancer AI Platform Providing Academic-Level Precision Medicine to Community Settings with Kristin Ashcraft OncoRx Insights TRANSCRIPT

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Mar 11, 2026

Kristin Ashcraft, Co-Founder and CEO of OncoRx Insights, is determined to bring current information to community-based oncologists to help them identify precision therapies for their patients. The AI platform is designed to augment the oncologist's expertise by analyzing molecular diagnostics, pathology reports, and...

Pan-Cancer AI Platform Providing Academic-Level Precision Medicine to Community Settings with Kristin Ashcraft OncoRx Insights

Mar 11, 2026

Implantable Pump Transforms Treatment for Liver Disease with Ian Crosbie Sequana Medical TRANSCRIPT

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Mar 10, 2026

Ian Crosbie, CEO of Sequana Medical, identifies the incidence of liver cirrhosis and the complication of liver ascites, which causes significant fluid buildup in the belly that severely impacts a patient's quality of life. Standard treatment requires repeated hospital visits to drain the fluid. The alfapump...