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Blogwatch
We have scoured the vast repository of knowledge that is “the internet” to bring you a select few blogs, vlogs, podcasts and channels that deliver quality content in the areas of healthcare disparities and healthcare innovations.
T H E M E D I C A L F U T U R I S T
Dr. Bertalan Mesko, MD, PhD, is The Medical Futurist and the Director of The Medical Futurist Institute analyzing how science fiction technologies can become a reality in medicine and healthcare. He has presented courses at Harvard, Stanford and Yale Universities, and for the 10 biggest pharmaceutical companies. Huffington Post named Dr Mesko one of the 30 biotech thinkers with the biggest global impact.
His YouTube channel contains videos on the future of medicine, healthcare, diseases, treatments and technologies shaping the coming years. He also talks about how technology can disrupt current healthcare and provide more equitable access to care.
His fascinating and entertaining vlogs that show real technologies include
May 10, 2022 “10- Super-Creepy Medical Technologies”
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March 22, 2022 “The Metaverse Could Transform Healthcare “
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Another vlog that will enthrall my fellow trekkies,
February 15, 2019 “Will the Medical Tricorder from Star Trek Become Real?"
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His more serious videos include his
December 16, 2022 Top 5 Medical Innovations in 2022 - AI in diagnosis, voice biomarkers, chatbots in healthcare, at home lab tests and digital health insurance.
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Maria Ashton, M.S., R.Ph., M.B.A.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Library Podcasts
The OECD is an international organization of 37 member counties that serves as a hub for data, analysis, experiences, best-practices and advice on public policies and international standardsetting. Over their sixty-year history, they have developed more than 450 international standards, evidence-based policy analysis and recommendations, and global policy networks. OECD’s 15-minute podcasts –the Technofile, OECD Education, and A Better Tomorrow - include interviews with OECD members and guest experts on topics such as inequality and inclusive growth, digital transformation, social change, the environment and international co-operation.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI). Robin Allison Davis, an EMMY award-winning documentary producer and content creator, hosts the first podcast, “AI is poised to revolutionize healthcare. Building trust is the key” with guests Lina Gálvez Muñoz PhD, European Parliament Member – Spain, Vice Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, member of the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and of the OECD Parliamentary Group on AI; and Karim Lekadir, PhD, head of EUCanImage (@EuCanImage), a 4-year international multicenter project to build a highly secure, federated, large-scale European cancer imaging platform.
A Healthier Future
Healthcare transformation leader Marc Harrison MD, president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, hosts A Healthier Future -- a weekly 30–40-minute podcast of conversations with other leaders discussing ideas for healthcare systems improvement. Topics include, boosting clinical efficiency through innovation, helping people age better, healthcare equity, increasing access to affordable care, and using AI to improve quality of life.
On March 14, Dr Harrison spoke to Anne Wojcicki, the CEO of 23andme. 23andMe offers home DNA kits to help people understand their ancestry and learn what their genetics say about their health. Anne’s vision is the democratization of healthcare, personalized healthcare delivered affordably and accessibly. Anne and Marc discuss how her company built a database big enough to identify new links between diseases and particular
genes. This research is fueling creation of drugs that can be tailored to different genetic profiles. Anne also discussed 23andMe’s acquisition of Lemonaid Health “This acquisition will help our customers access care from providers that are trained to incorporate genetic data into care.
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Healthcare weekly: at the forefront of healthcare innovation
Healthcare Weekly is a digital magazine and peer-supported community for C-suite executives in the healthcare industry. Healthcare Weekly’s collection of 51 podcasts discuss how technology is reshaping the healthcare industry and healthcare delivery. The hosts, Codrin Arsene and Michael Reddy of Digital Authority Partners interview healthcare innovators to look at how innovations, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and big data can be leveraged to improve patient outcomes.
Tracy Warren cofounder and CEO of Astarte Medical, a precision nutrition company focused on feeding, nutrition and in children from conception to age 2, with a special focus on preterm infants. Based on a large dataset of preterm infant microbiome profiles and corresponding clinical data, their digital platform uses machine learning to automate feeding profiles, provide quantification of preterm infant gut health for benchmarking and personalized care through risk stratification.
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