Powerful Patient

Powerful Patient


Latest Episodes

What would an Artificial Pancreas do for people with Diabetes?
December 15, 2017

We speak with Dr. Dan Finan of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation about the development efforts toward an artificial pancreas. Listen

Patient-Centered Primary Care – Revising Payment Models to Improve Care
December 07, 2017

Arlene Ash discusses suggested strategies for revising how doctors are paid to improve primary care. Listen

Celebrating Patient Solidarity Day and Welcoming Mike Lawing Back!
December 01, 2017

Today is Patient Solidarity Day! We talk about what Patient Empowerment means to each of us. Listen

Financial Toxicity in Cancer Treatment
June 22, 2017

Is the cost of care damaging the mental and physical health of the patient? Dr. Leonard Lichtenfeld talks about financial toxicity as a factor in cancer care. Listen

Involuntary Discharge from Dialysis
April 13, 2017

Patients who are disruptive or non-compliant risk being discharged from dialysis, which puts them at high risk of dying. Listen

Relay for Life … time to cure cancer
March 30, 2017

Just as many technologies had to grow to the point that SmartPhones are possible, so in medicine we are now at the point that a cure for cancer is possible. Listen

Debbie Does Bethesda – a story of Oncocytoma
March 23, 2017

Debra shares her adventures with kidney cancer and oncocytoma. Listen

Patients and doctors unite to cure Kidney Cancer
March 02, 2017

Dena Battle discusses how she worked to found the Kidney Cancer Research Alliance KCCure.org Listen

New Hope for Batten disease
February 23, 2017

Batten Disease is one of the group of lysosomal storage diseases for which there is finally a medication to help. Listen

Welcoming Karen Gibson
February 02, 2017

Joyce and Robin speak with Karen G. of Florida. Karen shares her story of living with kidney cancer and working with others in her community to inspire them with hope. Listen