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TechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-40 Lemony Snicket Does Tech NoirOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
the author known best to you as Lemony Snicket, or rather his adult self: Daniel Handler. They talk about his latest adult novel: “Bottle Grove”, and a different take on the San Francisco of today. Then Moira speaks with two different female engineers. Brianna Wronko, the founder and CEO of Group K Diagnostics, is looking to create immediate response diagnostics. And Dr. Erica Smith, the Vice President of Business Development for Tools4Patient, talks about removing the placebo effect - the impact of a positive response to a drug, even when the pa...
2019-10-0459 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-37 Shrewd Samaritan in a Connected WorldOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
USF professor and development economist Bruce Wydick about “Shrewd Samaritan - Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Global Neighbor”. Which poverty intervention programs work, and which don’t?
Then the global health challenge of the bacteria H. Pylori and its role in stomach ulcers and gastric cancer. Gilead Raday, COO of RedHill Biopharma talks about a treatment in their pipeline and a plan on how to avoid creating antibiotic resistance.
2019-09-1359 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-36 Your Mind Needs MotionOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
UC San Francisco professor Dr. Louise Aronson talks about a new stage of life: Elderhood, – Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimaging Life. With modern technology, it lasts longer than anyone imagined.
Also, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Daniel Kraft talks about the Internet of Medical Things, while Dr. Crystal Icenhour, the CEO of Aperiomics, talks about identifying hard-to-diagnose medical conditions by looking at the DNA of microorganisms in your body.
2019-09-0759 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-34 What Motivates the People Driving BiotechOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
the committed people who lead the biotech industry. Physician-entrepreneur Dr. Jeremy Levin chairs BIO, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, and also works on the rare disease Angelman Syndrome at Ovid Therapeutics. Jim Greenwood, the CEO of BIO, asks “What’s the right thing to do?” about the price of drugs and everyday people. While BIO Vice Chair, Paul Hastings, is also the CEO of Nkarta Therapeutics. With Senior Vice President, Nadir Mahmood, they’re working with Natural Killer cells to fight cancer.
2019-08-2159 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-33 Talking to Robots – Future and ImaginedOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Tech Nation’s former biotech correspondent David Ewing Duncan about his new book - “Talking to Robots: Tales from Our Human Robot Future.” Then Dr. Daniel Kraft tells us how robotics are replacing surgeons, and McAfee’s Gary Davis, expands on those massive thefts of online credentials – they are for sale and they are out there … on the Dark Web – yes, he explains that, too.
2019-08-1559 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-32 Making medical breakthroughs fasterOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, the CEO of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Dr. Penny Heaton, CEO of The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, also called Gates MRI. Then scientist-entrepreneur Dr. Jake Glanville, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Distributed Bio, talks about developing a universal flu vaccine
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TechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-30 PERFORMANCE – improving physicallyOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Surgeon Dr. Justin Barad, the co-founder and CEO of Osso VR. They help surgeons to learn new medical techniques better. And another MD, Dr. Daniel Chao co-founded Halo Neuroscience to improve any activity requiring repetitive motion – from athletes to musicians to people recovering strokes and even surgeons.
2019-07-2559 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-29 PAIN – When You Feel It, and When You Can’tOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Moira speaks with we’re talking about pain. Podiatric surgeon Dr. David Armstrong, a Professor of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, and Davide Vigano, CEO of Sensoria, talk about the long term effect of diabetes on the feet, and how to prevent and help heal problems. Dr. Shai Gozani, the President and CEO of NeuroMetrix, talks about their solution for treating chronic pain, and a study of pain sufferers in the face of the opioid crisis.
2019-07-1959 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-28 Moving cancer treatments to simple pillsOn Tech Nation Health, Ali Fattay, the CEO of Curis, talks about moving cancer treatments from the most common method - infusions - to pills. And chief correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft discusses Circadian Medicine – paying attention to your Circadian rhythm turns out to be important, even in the modern Healthcare.
2019-07-1220 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-26 Early detection of Alzheimer’sOn Tech Nation Health,testing for Alzheimer’s Disease long before any outward symptoms appear. Carlo Medici, CEO of Alzeca describes their efforts, and our chief correspondent, Dr. Daniel Kraft, talks about the ability to control technology with voice and how it will significantly impact medicine.
2019-07-0522 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-25 A new way to work on diseases with small populationsOn Tech Nation Health, a new model for addressing genetically-driven diseases affecting a small number of patients. Neil Kumar is the CEO of Bridge Bio. And Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft reviews new technologies to determine the health status of our hearts.
2019-06-2618 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-24 A vaccine to treat Alzheimer’s - and potentially prevent itOn Tech Nation Health, work on a vaccine to treat Alzheimer’s – both treatment and preventative. And Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about The Age Wave.
2019-06-2029 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-23 A man and his smartwatch – his life depended on itOn Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft relates a story about a man and his smartwatch – it saved his life.
2019-06-1512 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-22 Technology and Iron – from the Middle Ages to modern FranceOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Jean-Jacques Augagneur, CEO of Lacanche, and Chef Patrick Boisjot, the Director of Export. It’s a story of technology and iron - from the Middle Ages through the French Revolution and the Industrial Age up until today - a “bespoke” French stove from a single, tiny village in remote France.
2019-06-0659 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-21 Why Is There a Climate Debate? (It’s Not Science)On this week’s Tech Nation, how we came to question climate change. To even question the science. What’s it all about? Nathaniel Rich, journalist and author of “Losing Earth: A Recent History”, explains. Then Tech Nation Chief Correspondent Daniel Kraft talks about the age of the medical selfie.
2019-05-2259 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-20 Tech and the Future of Suburbs and CitiesOn this week’s Tech Nation, Peter Calthorpe, co-founder of Urban Footprint, who focuses on sustainable urban growth and planning, and the author of “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change”.
2019-05-1659 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-19 How tech can help you – and block you – from getting a good night’s sleepDr. John Haurum (ha-RUMM) from F-Star in Cambridge, England describes their approach to creating cancer drugs, and Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about sleep – and upsides and downsides of all this technology.
2019-05-1018 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-18 The Snow Leopards Of War Torn AfghanistanOn this week’s Tech Nation, Dr. Alex Dehgan joins Moira to talk about “The Snow Leopard Project … and other Adventures in Warzone Conservation”. And we’ll from Tech Nation regular contributor, Gary Davis, the Chief Consumer Security Evangelist at McAfee – phishing is more than just an innocent-looking email in your inbox.
2019-05-0159 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-17 A new approach to the most common skin disorder: AcneOn Tech Nation Health, fighting life-threatening Sepsis in hospital settings, and an approach to America’s most common skin disease: Acne.
2019-04-2459 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-15 Using Tech for Social ChangeOn this week’s Tech Nation, Ann Mei Chang, the Executive Director of Lean Impact, before a live audience at the Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Symposium at the University of San Francisco. Her book is “Lean Impact … How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good”. And Jerry Sheehan, the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine at NIH - the world’s largest medical library, founded in 1836 as a bookshelf in the office of the Army Surgeon General.
2019-04-1959 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-15 Beyond Moonshots? There’s Loonshots!On this week’s Tech Nation, Science/Tech entrepreneur Safi Bahcall. He’s written “Loonshots … How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that win wars, cure diseases, and transform industries.” And French biotech - Sensorion Pharmaceuticals. Its president and CEO, Nawal Ouzren, tells us about making progress in severe vertigo, sudden hearing loss, and hearing loss in children following treatment for cancer. Also, Daniel de Boer, the CEO of ProQR Therapeutics, talks about their approach to treat genetic diseases, including as childhood blindness. We’ll learn how it works, and why it’s safe.
2019-04-1059 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-14 Fragile X Syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, and traumatic brain injuryOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, neuroscientist Dr. Mark Gurney, CEO of Tetra Discovery Partners, talks treatments for such challenges as Fragile X Syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, and traumatic brain injury.
2019-04-0318 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-13 Cybersecurity and the New TechnologiesOn this week’s Tech Nation, Mikko Hyppönen, the Chief Research Officer at F-Secure. Cybersecurity in the world today, as well as Hypponen’s Law. Then, the new approach taken with first Post-Partum depression drug. Dr. Jeff Jonas, the CEO of Sage Therapeutics, tells us how it just may work for depression in general. And finally, why do these drugs cost so much? Mike Abrams from Numerof and Associates explains.
2019-04-0359 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-12 Part II – Chernobyl – Then and Now...On this week’s Tech Nation, historian and MIT professor Kate Brown talks about “Manual for Survival … A Chernobyl Guide to the Future”. She looks at the long term impact of Chernobyl – on humans, on the environment, on the politics of governments with nuclear capabilities, and even on international humanitarian organizations.
2019-03-2059 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-11 Part I – Chernobyl: Then and NowOn this week’s Tech Nation, part I of a two-part series on Chernobyl: Then and Now. Journalist Adam Higginbotham, author of “Midnight in Chernobyl”, recounts what exactly happened at the time of the accident. Later in the show, Vincent Keunen, the Founder and CEO of Andaman7, describes a new app to collect and manage your own medical records, and Helen Torley of Halozyme returns to talk about a technology which reduces the time for infusion therapy.
2019-03-1359 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-10 Guy Kawasaki – Lessons from a LifeOn this week’s Tech Nation, Guy Kawasaki, the chief evangelist for Canva, and former chief evangelist of Apple, looks back on his life in “Wise Guy … Lessons from a Life”. Then Pat Condo, CEO of NTENT, describes how our world is changing now that we can speak to the tech around us. Helen Torley, President and CEO of Halozyme, explores how we might fight different aspects of a cancer, making existing cancer treatments more effective. Its first target – pancreatic cancer, with other cancers soon to follow.
2019-03-0659 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-09 Research on viruses, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and moreOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Dr. Carl Ware, the Director of the Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla talks about their research involving viruses, cancer and autoimmune diseases.
2019-03-0114 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-08 What about the Humans in Self-Driving Cars?On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks Andrew Poliak, Vice President for Strategy and Innovation at Panasonic Automotive Systems America, about the human experience within self-driving cars, as well as cars of the future. Also, Gary Davis, the Chief Consumer Security Evangelist at McAfee talks about the human experience of security in our homes, while Jennifer Ernst, the CEO of Tivic Health, reveals their electrical medical device - just approved by the FDA - to relieve sinus pain.
2019-02-2059 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-07 Predicting Weather – Data, Computers, and All of UsOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with the people who predict the weather - Todd Hutchinson, the Director of Numerical Weather Prediction at The Weather Company, and Cameron Clayton, the General Manager of Watson Media & Weather. And another question – what’s in the food we eat? And where did it come from? Moira speaks with Brigid McDermott, Vice President of IBM Food Trust. From one field to one processor to one supermarket, technology can keep tiny problems tiny.
2019-02-1359 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-06 The Smart Home comes of ageOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with three takes on what would work well in a Smart Home, the projected US trends in consumer technology – what you will likely buy this year, and a tiny chip that can monitor the air that we breathe.
2019-02-0645 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-05 PERFORMANCE – improving physicallyOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Surgeon Dr. Justin Barad, the co-founder and CEO of Osso VR. They help surgeons to learn new medical techniques better. And another MD, Dr. Daniel Chao co-founded Halo Neuroscience to improve any activity requiring repetitive motion – from athletes to musicians to people recovering strokes and even surgeons.
2019-01-3059 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-04 PAIN – when you don’t feel it, and when you can’t stopOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with we’re talking about pain. Podiatric surgeon Dr. David Armstrong, a Professor of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, and Davide Vigano, CEO of Sensoria, talk about the long term effect of diabetes on the feet, and how to prevent and help heal problems. Dr. Shai Gozani, the President and CEO of NeuroMetrix, talks about their solution for treating chronic pain, and a study of pain sufferers in the face of the opioid crisis.
2019-01-2359 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-03 Circadian MedicineOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, moving cancer treatments from the most common method - infusions - to pills. Ali Fattay, the CEO of Curis, talks about the challenges, and chief correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft tells us about Circadian Medicine – paying attention to your Circadian rhythm turns out to be important, even in the modern Healthcare.
2019-01-1620 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-02 Early detection of Alzheimer’sOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, testing for Alzheimer’s Disease long before any outward symptoms appear. Carlo Medici, CEO of Alzeca describes their efforts, and our chief correspondent, Dr. Daniel Kraft, talks about the ability to control technology with voice and how it will significantly impact medicine.
2019-01-0922 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-01 “Artificial Intelligence” in healthcareOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft takes us beyond the hype on “artificial intelligence” in healthcare.
2019-01-0414 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-52 Electroceuticals - electricity as medicine.On this week’s Tech Nation Health, what the World Health Organization calls out as a burning need – healthcare management. Steve Sammut joins us with a solution in Africa. And Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent, Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about electroceuticals - electricity as medicine.
2018-12-2723 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-51 The Opioid CrisisOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft brings us up-to-date on the Opioid Crisis with the surprising findings of a new study.
2018-12-1936 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-49 The MicrobiomeOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, producing your own cells to deliver on the promise of Precision Medicine. Steve Bagshaw, the CEO of FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, explains what they do. And Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft gives us more insight on the announcement out of China of gene-edited babies.
2018-12-0524 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-48 The MicrobiomeOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about … the microbiome, and how the right surgical intervention can change everything.
2018-11-2809 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-47 The interesting venom of the Australian Brown SnakeOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Dr. Chris Smith from the start-up, Q-Sera in Brisbane, Australia. He tells us how a scientist came face to face with the venomous Australian Brown snake – and it may one day save your life.
2018-11-2108 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-46 Viruses that fight cancerOn Tech Nation Health, it’s the power of viruses – against cancer. Moira speaks with Dr. Harry Gruber, the President for Science and Innovation at Tocagen about their genetically engineered viruses. Their first, glioblastoma, has received breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA. Tocagen is also working on colorectal, breast, lung, pancreatic and renal cancers, as well as melanoma. Dr. Gruber explains how the virus works.
2018-11-1613 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-45 Biotech’s breakthroughs and challengesOn Tech Nation Health, a look at the global biotech industry, its accomplishments and its challenges. Jim Greenwood, the President & CEO of BIO, joins us to cover everything from scientific breakthroughs to plentiful jobs for the non-scientists among us.
2018-11-0714 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-44 Breakthrough science and a potential new treatment for epilepsyOn Tech Nation Health, breakthrough science in the treatment of epilepsy. With 65 million people affected worldwide, and many not responsive to the current medicines, Tony Colasin, the Co-Founder and CEO of Bloom Science, talks about the new science Bloom is utilizing to develop new treatments.
2018-10-3115 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-43 The health status of our heartsOn Tech Nation Health, a potential new treatment for Proteus Syndrome, best known to you from the movie, The Elephant Man. It also has potential for treating endometrial cancer. Moira speaks with Dr. Brian Schwartz, the Chief Medical Officer of Arqule.
2018-10-2514 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-42 The health status of our heartsOn Tech Nation Health, Neal Kumar, the CEO of Bridge Bio, talks about a new model for addressing genetically-driven diseases with small patient populations. And Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft reviews new technologies to determine the health status of our hearts.
2018-10-1818 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-41 Valuing a Worker’s Work in the Tech AgeOn Tech Nation Health, Tim Shannon from Canaan Partners discusses some terms with potential in the future of medicine: “protein degradation” and “synthetic lethality”. And Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft reviews the latest FDA approvals using AI.
2018-10-1221 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-40 A vaccine to treat Alzheimer’s - and potentially prevent itOn Tech Nation Health, work on a vaccine to treat Alzheimer’s – both treatment and preventative. And Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about The Age Wave.
2018-10-0329 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-39 A man and his smartwatch – his life depended on itOn Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft relates a story about a man and his smartwatch – it saved his life.
2018-09-2712 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-38 Treating medical conditions with a person’s own cellsOn Tech Nation Health, treating medical conditions with a person’s own cells. Nina Kjellson (Shell-son), Managing Partner, from Canaan Partners explains the challenges of car-T therapy in treating cancer patients, and Vericel’s Gerard Michel describes their work repairing cartilage in the knee and severe burns. Also, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft covers the Blue Button conference
2018-09-2225 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-36 Making Breakthrough Medicine Faster and for EveryoneOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellman, the CEO of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Dr. Penny Heaton, CEO of The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, also called Gates MRI. Then scientist-entrepreneur Dr. Jake Glanville, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Distributed Bio, talks about developing a universal flu vaccine.
2018-09-0659 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-34 Fragile X Syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, and traumatic brain injuryOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, neuroscientist Dr. Mark Gurney, CEO of Tetra Discovery Partners, talks treatments for such challenges as Fragile X Syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, and traumatic brain injury.
2018-08-3020 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-33 A new approach to the most common skin disorder: AcneOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Dr. Tom Lowery (“L’ow!-ree”) from T2 Biosystems – their part in fighting life-threatening Sepsis. And David Domzalski from Foamix Pharmaceuticals talks about a new approach to America’s most common skin disorder: Acne.
2018-08-2020 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-32 Revisiting the 8 out of 9 drugs which fail in FDA trialsOn this week’s Tech Nation, Dr. Dan Gold, CEO of MEI Pharma, joins Moira to talk about the eight out of nine drugs which fail FDA clinical trials. MEI Pharma sees this as opportunity.
2018-08-0814 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-31 Transformative technologiesOn this week’s Tech Nation, how do we test new medications on our immune systems? We’ll hear from Dave Johnson from Gigagen about building synthetic immune systems outside our bodies to do just that. Also Chief Correspondent, Dr. Daniel Kraft, talks about transformative technologies.
2018-08-0119 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-30 Building new viruses to fight cancerOn this week’s Tech Nation, Dr. John Beadle, the CEO of Psioxus, describes about how they build new viruses to target cancer cells, and Jim Joyce, the CEO of Aethlon Medical, talks about filtering high-threat infectious viruses with their product: Hemopurifier.
2018-07-2525 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-29 Rapid, genomic analysis for newborns in troubleOn this week’s Tech Nation, Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, the President and CEO of the Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, looks at rapid genome analysis for newborns in trouble.
2018-07-1822 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-27 The current limits of decoding our entire genomes and what can be doneOn Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr Daniel Kraft brings 3D printing into healthcare – there’s a lot of value there – far more than printing cute little widgets just for fun. And Dr. Serge Saxonov, CEO of 10x Genomics, explains how our current technology for decoding our genomes has its limits, and how to can be improved upon.
2018-07-0319 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-26 New approach to replacing human skin after burnsOn Tech Nation Health, a radical new treatment to replace human skin following a serious burn. Dr. Denver Lough (“Low”), the President & CEO of PolarityTE, tells us how it works, and how a group of doctors left a hospital burn center to bring this new technology worldwide.
2018-06-2713 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-25 Brain cancer in childrenOn Tech Nation Health, brain cancer in children – both treatment today, and ongoing research. Dr. Rob Wechsler-Reya heads the Tumour Initiation and Maintenance Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.
2018-06-1919 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-24 treating rare disease in newborns and the very youngOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Dr. Marshall Summar, Director of the Rare Disease Institute and Chief of Genetics and Metabolism at Children’s National Health System in Washington, DC. They talk about treating rare diseases in the very young, and the efforts to support families, local pediatricians and the patients themselves, nationwide and around the world.
2018-06-1229 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-23 The applications of the biotechnology: CRISPROn Tech Nation Health, the biotechnology of CRISPR. We hear from Katrine Bosley, the President & CEO of Editas Medicine. This is a new kind of therapeutic.
2018-06-0612 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-22 The Chinese TypewriterOn Tech Nation Health, we celebrate the Summer of Love. Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft follows the recreational drugs through today with new therapeutics. And Amit Munshi, the President & CEO of Arena Pharmaceuticals tells us about their many drug candidates, including one sourced from cannabinoids.
2018-05-3013 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-21 Serious invasive fungal infectionsOn Tech Nation Health, Dr. Marco Taglietti, President and CEO of Scynexis, talks about their work in serious invasive fungal infections.
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2018-05-2314 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-20 Research on viruses, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and more ..On this week’s Tech Nation, Dr. Carl Ware, the Director of the Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Centre at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla talks about their research involving viruses, cancer and autoimmune diseases.
2018-05-1814 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-19 Economies of “Unscale”On this week’s Tech Nation, how technology has enabled the economies of scale to trickle down to everyone. Hemant Taneja, a managing director at the venture capital firm General Catalyst talks about “Unscaled – How AI and the Next Generation of Upstarts are Creating the Economy of the Future.”
And on Tech Nation Health, understanding more about our immune systems – and how they change as we age. We’ll hear from Dr. Thomas Olin, the CEO of Kancera from Stockholm, Sweden. And the Maker Movement in Healthcare. Chief Correspondent, Dr. Daniel Kraft, talks about the niche of MakerNurse and his own experien...
2018-05-0919 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-18 Global tech firms are jumping into healthcareOn this week’s Tech Nation, a new technology aims to make a range of existing medications more effective. George Yeh, President of TLC Bio, describes their first targets - Osteo arthritis and liver cancer. And Chief Correspondent, Dr. Daniel Kraft, explores how global tech firms are addressing healthcare.
2018-05-0221 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-17 The reality and the potential of using drones in healthcareOn this week’s Tech Nation, Chief Correspondent Dr Daniel Kraft examines the reality and the potential of using drones in healthcare.
2018-04-2609 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-16 lectroceuticals - electricity as medicineOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, what the World Health Organization calls out as a burning need – healthcare management. Steve Sammut joins us with a solution in Africa. And Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent, Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about electroceuticals - electricity as medicine.
2018-04-1823 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-15 The Opioid CrisisOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft brings us up to date on the Opioid Crisis with the surprising findings of a new study.
2018-04-1312 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-14 “artificial intelligence” in healthcareOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft takes us beyond the hype on “artificial intelligence” in healthcare.
2018-04-0414 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-12 Being an Pediatric OncologistOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about his work as a pediatric oncologist.
2018-03-2114 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-11 The MicrobiomeOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about … the microbiome, and how the right surgical intervention can change everything.
2018-03-1609 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-10 TN Health – Better Tech for Cancer + ZikaOn this week’s Tech Nation, a full hour of Tech Nation Health, reimagining the future of health and healthcare with the emergence of new technologies. DR. DANIEL KRAFT, Chief Correspondent for Tech Nation Health talks about the future of Surgery and Other Interventions. Purdue Professor, DR. PHIL LOW, the Director of Purdue Center for Drug Discovery and Chief Scientific Officer of Endocyte, talks about why it’s hard to surgically remove all the cancerous tissue, and a technology that can change that. And DR. RICHARD KUHN, the Director of the Purdue Institute for Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease. He was...
2018-03-0959 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-09 The interesting venom of the Australian Brown SnakeOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Dr. Chris Smith from the start-up, Q-Sera in Brisbane, Australia. He tells us how a scientist came face to face with the venomous Australian Brown snake – and it may one day save your life.
2018-03-0108 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-08 The rise of the individual inventor in health and wellnessOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr Daniel Kraft talks about the rise of the individual inventor in health and wellness.
2018-02-2108 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-07 Scientific work in treating NASH and Cirrhosis of the liverOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Dr. Steve Mento from Conatus Pharmaceuticals talks about our livers and their scientific work in treating NASH and Cirrhosis of the liver. Also, Chief Correspondent Daniel Kraft describes the social determinants of health. Yes, it makes a difference.
2018-02-1421 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-06 TN Health – Better Tech for Cancer + ZikaOn this week’s Tech Nation, a full hour of Tech Nation Health, reimagining the future of health and healthcare with the emergence of new technologies. DR. DANIEL KRAFT, Chief Correspondent for Tech Nation Health talks about the future of Surgery and Other Interventions. Purdue Professor, DR. PHIL LOW, the Director of Purdue Center for Drug Discovery and Chief Scientific Officer of Endocyte, talks about why it’s hard to surgically remove all the cancerous tissue, and a technology that can change that. And DR. RICHARD KUHN, the Director of the Purdue Institute for Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease. He was...
2018-02-0759 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-03 Work on the disease which affects one-third of people lead to a new drug helping patients with a very rare disease - Sjögren (“Show-gren”) -Larsson SyndromeOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Dr. Todd Brady, CEO of Aldeyra describes their work on a disease which affects one-third of people. It led to a new drug helping patients with a very rare disease - Sjögren (“Show-gren”) -Larsson Syndrome
2018-01-1822 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-02 Efforts to keep HIV undetectable for longer periodsOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Dr. Hartmut Ehrlich, the CEO of Abivax, describes their efforts to keep HIV undetectable for longer and longer periods, and Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft explores the future of going to the doctor.
2018-01-0919 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 18-01 The link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s DiseaseOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, the link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease, Dr. Jerold Chun is a Professor and Director of Neuroscience Drug Discovery at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.
2018-01-0311 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-52 the Qualcomm Tricoder Xprize – 1 team out of 300 won $10 millionOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, chief correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft tells us about the winners of the Qualcomm Tricoder Xprize - StarTrek medicine isn’t fiction any more.
2018-01-0312 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-51 Faster diagnosis for Sepsis, Candida and Lyme diseaseOn Tech Nation Health, faster diagnostics for the 25 species of bacteria which cause Sepsis. John McDonough, the CEO of T2 Biosystems, talks about their efforts in Sepsis and other new diagnostics for candida and Lyme disease.
2017-12-2114 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-50 the future of cancer – its prevention, early detection and emergent treatmentsOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, chief correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about the future of cancer – its prevention, early detection and emergent treatments. And Dr. Niclas Stiernholm, the President & CEO of Trillium Therapeutics, tells us about identifying cancer cells so that the immune system can remove them.
2017-12-1222 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-49 The co-evolution of humans and technologyOn Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about the current state of Big Data in the healthcare field and Dr. Ajay Gupta from Rockwell Medical tells us about his work getting iron to very ill patients – from cancer to kidney failure to long term infections. The breakthrough came from scientific work almost two centuries old.
2017-12-0722 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-48 Breakthrough enabling better vein grafts in legs and armsOn Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft recaps the Exponential Medicine Conference 2017. And Dr. Ken Horne from Symic Bio talks about a common challenge: vein grafts in legs and arms.
2017-11-3020 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-47 Viruses that fight cancerOn Tech Nation Health, it’s the power of viruses – against cancer. Moira speaks with Dr. Harry Gruber, the President for Science and Innovation at Tocagen about their genetically engineered viruses. Their first, glioblastoma, has received breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA. Tocagen is also working on colorectal, breast, lung, pancreatic and renal cancers, as well as melanoma. Dr. Gruber explains how the virus works.
2017-11-2913 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-46 Serious invasive fungal infectionsOn Tech Nation Health, Dr. Marco Taglietti, President and CEO of Scynexis, talks about their work in serious invasive fungal infections.
2017-11-1514 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-44 New approach to replacing human skin after burnsOn Tech Nation Health, a radical new treatment to replace human skin following a serious burn. Dr. Denver Lough (“Low”), the President & CEO of PolarityTE, tells us how it works, and how a group of doctors left a hospital burn centre to bring this new technology worldwide.
2017-11-0113 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-43 Brain cancer in childrenOn Tech Nation Health, brain cancer in children – both treatment today, and ongoing research. Dr. Rob Wechsler-Reya heads the Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.
2017-10-2419 min
TechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-42 The future of aging, longevity and technology in the near and more distant futureOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about the future of aging, longevity and technology in the near and more distant future.
2017-10-1710 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-41 the applications of the biotechnology: CRISPROn Tech Nation Health, the biotechnology of CRISPR. We hear from Katrine Bosley, the President & CEO of Editas Medicine. This is a new kind of therapeutic.
2017-10-1313 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-40 Active ingredients in cannabinoids in testing as drugsOn Tech Nation Health, we celebrate the Summer of Love. Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft follows the recreational drugs through today with new therapeutics. And Amit Munshi, the President & CEO of Arena Pharmaceuticals tells us about their many drug candidates, including one sourced from cannabinoids.
2017-10-0513 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-39 It’s not just any plaque that brings about Alzheimer’sOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Moira speaks with …
Dr. Seth Lederman from Tonix Pharmaceuticals about military-related PTSD. Their drug has been fast-tracked by the FDA. Then on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Daniel Kraft with Jordan Amadio about the emergent technology in the field of neurosurgery, and Dr. Elliot Goldstein from ProMIS Neurosciences the particular kind of plaque that brings about Alzheimer’s.
2017-10-0525 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-38 Information for Everyone at the National Library of MedicineA new segment on Tech Nation - Tech Nation Health! Where we reimagine the future of health and healthcare with the emergence of new technologies. Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan is the Director of the National Library of Medicine. She talks about information available worldwide. Then chief correspondent for Tech Nation Health, Dr. Daniel Kraft, talks about 3-D printing in medicine.
2017-09-2029 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-37 Rapid, genomic analysis for newborns in troubleOn this week's Tech Nation Health, Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, the President and CEO of the Rady Children?s Institute for Genomic Medicine, looks at rapid genome analysis for newborns in trouble.
2017-09-1331 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-34 Science Marches On! the latest on the science of dietOn this week's Tech Nation, Mark Wolynn, the Director of the Family Constellation Institute, and author of "It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle."
Then on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft speaks to the new science of diet, and Dr. Evan Snyder from the Sanford Burnham Prebus Medical Discovery Institute. They figured why Lithium works for Bipolar Disorder, and why that?s important for all of us.
2017-08-2322 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-33 The Scientist Who Took the Lead Out of EverythingOn this week's Tech Nation Health, we'll hear from Dr. Herb Needleman, who measured the impact of very low levels of lead on children, and the result removed lead from household paint and put unleaded gasoline in our cars. Then, another scientist who wanted research to reach the people who needed it - Dr. Perry Nisen, CEO of Sanford Burnham Prebus Medical Discovery Institute. And Dr. Oliver Fetzer, CEO of Synthetic Genomics, enabling scientists to create unique DNA overnight in their own labs.
2017-08-1659 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-32 There's more in your gut than bacteria, there's fungi, and it's important ..On Tech Nation Health, we learn that there's more in your gut than bacteria. Case-Western University Professor Mahmoud Ghannoum and his son, Afif (Ah-Feefth) Ghannoum, the CEO of Pathobiome (path-oh-bye-ohm), about fungus. Decades of NIH-funded research tell us what they do, how they interact with the bacteria, and why that's important.
2017-08-0918 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-30 The current limits of decoding our entire genomes and what can be doneOn Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr Daniel Kraft brings 3D printing into healthcare. There's a lot of value there, far more than printing cute little widgets just for fun. And Dr. Serge Saxonov, CEO of 10x Genomics, explains how our current technology for decoding our genomes has its limits, and how to can be improved upon.
2017-07-2619 minTechNation Health PodcastEpisode 17-24Treating rare disease in newborns and the very youngOn this week’s Tech Nation Health, Dr. Marshall Summar, Director of the Rare Disease Institute and Chief of Genetics and Metabolism at Children’s National Health System in Washington, DC. They talk about treating rare diseases in the very young, and the efforts to support families, local pediatricians and the patients themselves, nationwide and around the world.
2017-06-1529 min