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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.

Oct 31, 2019

Dr. Guy Chamberland, CEO, Tetra Bio-Pharma discusses why Tetra is focusing on developing cannabinoid-based therapies to help relieve chronic and breakthrough pain in patients with advanced cancers.  He also speaks to how important it is to shorten the time to pain relief for those who are suffering.  In the current...


Oct 31, 2019

Dr. Guy Chamberland, CEO, Tetra Bio-Pharma discusses why Tetra is focusing on developing cannabinoid-based therapies to help relieve chronic and breakthrough pain in patients with advanced cancers.  He also speaks to how important it is to shorten the time to pain relief for those who are suffering.  In the current...


Oct 22, 2019

Dale Gieringer, Director, California NORML talks about some of the many reasons there has not been more research done on the uses for cannabis to treat a wide variety of diseases and chronic conditions.  We met at the recent 2nd Annual Cannabis and Health Symposium a gathering of researchers and other stakeholders...


Oct 22, 2019

Dale Gieringer, Director, California NORML talks about some of the many reasons there has not been more research done on the uses for cannabis to treat a wide variety of diseases and chronic conditions.  We met at the recent 2nd Annual Cannabis and Health Symposium a gathering of researchers and other stakeholders...


Oct 17, 2019

Jenna Balestrini is Head of Cell Bioprocessing and Precision Medicine at Draper, the not-for-profit MIT spin-off engineering lab.  Working with scientists and engineers, Jenna describes their efforts addressing the time and costs related to immunotherapy treatments by looking at manufacturing limitations, applying new...