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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.

Apr 20, 2020

Maria Picone, Founder, TREND.community and Shelley Bowen, Founder and Director, Barth Syndrome Foundation explain the challenges doctors face in diagnosing a rare disease like Barth Syndrome, the need to educate doctors about symptoms and warning signs of rare diseases, the need for genetic testing to further inform about the possibilities of a rare disease, and the work that is being done to inform patients and their parents about the resources available to support their efforts to find a treatment.

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