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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.
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Popular Hospital Patient Experience Book Club Builds Empathy and Staff Connections with Dr. Katherine Hockman and Dilshad Marolia NYU Langone Health TRANSCRIPT

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Jul 30, 2026

Dr. Katherine Hockman, Director of the Division of Hospital Medicine at NYU Langone Health, and Dilshad Marolia, System Director of Hospitals and Regulatory and Policy Management at NYU Langone Health, are co-leaders of the Patient Experience Book Club for the hospital employees.  Operating since 2012, the program has...

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Popular Hospital Patient Experience Book Club Builds Empathy and Staff Connections with Dr. Katherine Hockman and Dilshad Marolia NYU Langone Health

Jul 30, 2026

Dr. Katherine Hockman, Director of the Division of Hospital Medicine at NYU Langone Health, and Dilshad Marolia, System Director of Hospitals and Regulatory and Policy Management at NYU Langone Health, are co-leaders of the Patient Experience Book Club for the hospital employees.  Operating since 2012, the program has...

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Ambient AI Transforming Operating Room Utilization Reducing Friction and Boosting Efficiency with David Schummers Apella TRANSCRIPT

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Jul 29, 2026

David Schummers, CEO of Apella, uses ambient AI technology, primarily audio- and video-based computer vision, to collect accurate operational data in real time to improve hospital management.  With a key emphasis on operating room scheduling and resource management, this solution replaces manually entered data, which...

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New Dual-Action Nitric Oxide Targets Infection and Inflammation in Chronic Respiratory Disease with Nate Stasko Vast Therapeutics TRANSCRIPT

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Jul 29, 2026

Nate Stasko, CEO of Vast Therapeutics, is developing a novel nitric oxide-releasing therapy to treat chronic respiratory diseases, particularly fibrosis bronchiectasis, which is frequently misdiagnosed as asthma or COPD. Their lead drug candidate is a dual-mechanism therapy that is delivered to the lungs via...

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New Dual-Action Nitric Oxide Targets Infection and Inflammation in Chronic Respiratory Disease with Nate Stasko Vast Therapeutics

Jul 29, 2026

Nate Stasko, CEO of Vast Therapeutics, is developing a novel nitric oxide-releasing therapy to treat chronic respiratory diseases, particularly fibrosis bronchiectasis, which is frequently misdiagnosed as asthma or COPD. Their lead drug candidate is a dual-mechanism therapy that is delivered to the lungs via...

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