Veronica Villanueva, a certified health coach, Cordon Bleu trained chef, and author of the book “The Grace of Cancer: Lessons in Humility and Greatness” shares her personal journey battling cancer, (beating it once, though she has recently found it has returned) and discusses the role CBD products and medicinal cannabis can have in the healing journey and offers key information to know when researching CBD products and medicinal cannabis. She notes that trying experimental therapy while refusing established treatments is dangerous.
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Teen Epilepsy Advocacy
Laine Richards, 18, shares her personal journey living with active epilepsy and how she went to Capitol Hill to speak with members of congress about the importance of epilepsy research and funding. For the past four years, she has represented the state of Michigan with the Epilepsy Foundation of America’s”Teens Speak Up!” program. Laine was recently awarded a $10,000 scholarship through the UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program that offers scholarships to people living with epilepsy, family members, and caregivers.
Breast Cancer Treatment – Trastuzumab Biosimilars
Dr. William Flood, Chief Medical Officer for Eviti at NantHealth, discusses new significant findings from Eviti Connect, presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2020, around the adoption of trastuzumab biosimilars in the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. These findings show the promise of biosimilars as the oncology community continues to use them more to provide high-quality cancer care while lowering overall costs.
College Students and Meningitis
Returning guest, Dr. Len Friedland, VP and Director, Scientific Affairs and Public Health, Vaccines at GSK discusses meningococcal disease, symptoms, and the 2 different types of vaccines available for MenACWY and MenB. He is joined by meningitis survivor and GSK spokesperson, Jamie Schanbaum who shares her experience with meningococcal septicemia and who founded the J.A.M.I.E. Group (Joint Advocacy of Meningococcal Information & Education) in 2009 to help raise awareness about the impact of meningitis and the importance of vaccination.
Genentech – Uniting Bay Area Communities in Addressing Childhood Adversity
Rajni Dronamraju, Senior Director, Charitable Giving Strategy at Genentech, discusses Genentech’s ongoing efforts to address the impact of trauma, stress and racism on the health and well-being of low-income kids and families across the Bay Area. She also discusses the recent launch of the All In For Kids multi-donor fund to unite Bay Area nonprofits, advocates and leaders in advancing solutions that address childhood adversity and trauma. Genentech seeded the fund with $5M. Listeners can learn more at The Resilience Effect.
TELA Bio – OviTex® – Next Generation Mesh For Hernia Repair and Soft Tissue Reconstruction
Antony Koblish, co-founder and CEO of TELA Bio, a medtech company focused on solving the issues related to hernia repair and soft tissue reconstruction, discusses OviTex®, a next generation mesh that features the safety and naturalness of biologic material and the strength and durability of synthetic mesh. TELA Bio worked with 100+ general and plastic surgeons to purposefully design a portfolio of soft-tissue repair solutions that provide a more natural hernia repair option.
careMESH – Secure Patient Data Sharing
Dr. Peter S. Tippett, founder and CEO of careMESH, a healthcare communication platform that enables hospitals and clinicians to securely share patient data with any other U.S. healthcare provider discusses how healthcare interoperability has changed over the years and how COVID accelerated the need for better patient-to-physician transfer of care.
Aphex™ BioCleanse Systems – Hydrogen Based Hand Sanitizer
David Weaver, CEO of Aphex™ BioCleanse Systems, Inc. discusses the world’s first proprietary non-alcohol, non-toxic, and hydrogen-based cleaning technology. The technology, called Hy-IQ® Water, has a unique method of action that uses hydrogen ions traveling at nearly the speed of light to breach the cell walls of exoskeleton germs. The company has filed to be the first FDA cleared non-alcohol hand sanitizer. Aphex has created other products that are safe for pets, can be used on vegetables and fruits, and in industrial and clinical settings.
Alliance for Endometriosis (U.S.)
Sarah Cross, Ph.D., Associate Scientific Director, Women’s Health, U.S. Medical Affairs at AbbVie discusses the newly formed Alliance for Endometriosis by seven women’s health-focused organizations – AbbVie, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Black Women’s Health Imperative, the Endometriosis Association, GE Healthcare, Healthy Women and the International Pelvic Pain Society. The goal of the alliance is to improve the lives of the one in 10 women of reproductive age living with endometriosis in the United States. The Alliance is actively seeking insights via a survey at AllianceForEndo.com and encouraging the endometriosis community to share their experiences to better understand their wants and needs.
SUTAB Tablets – New, Safe, Effective Alternative to Liquid Bowel Preparations
Dr. Douglas Rex, MD., Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University School of Medicine, discusses the recent (Nov 2020) U.S. FDA approval of Sebela Pharmaceuticals’ SUTAB® Tablets (sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and potassium chloride), a new, safe, and effective alternative to liquid colonoscopy prep solution. He worked as a lead principal investigator for the Phase 3 clinical trials of SUTAB