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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.

Mar 10, 2020

Dr. Gil Van Bokkelen, founder and CEO, Athersys a clinical stage biotech company, talks about developing cell therapies and regenerative medicine as alternatives to conventional standards of medical intervention and treatment using their MultiStem cell therapy platform.  Gil explains how cell therapies work by providing multi-dimensional solutions and regenerative medicine therapies differ from traditional pharmaceuticals or biologics designed to do one very specific thing.  He also talks about how MultiStem has shown dramatic impact on stroke victims and on acute respiratory distress syndrome and inflammation in the lungs and their related work with lung transplant centers.

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