X-Health.show - meet the future of healthcare

Have a glimpse into the future of cancer treatment where an army of your own tiny soldiers fiercely combats the most stubborn cancers, even at late stage. They’re called T cells. My today’s guest has worked on immunotherapies that arm T cells, patient’s own white blood cells with weapons agains tumors to infuse them back to the patient’s body. Whether you’re an oncologist or a nonspecialist, you m...

What is your metabolic health score? How to tell if you have metabolic syndrome? And why should you care? We're diving into a custom method of analyzing metabolites, some of them were not available for analysis before. You'll hear about 47 metabolites and types of metabolites ML-powered actionable report  the difference between NMR and MRI  how does Nuclear Magnetic Resonance work how yo...

How should blood feel when holding an endoscope controller? How – cutting through muscles? And why a gaming expert is employed in training surgeons? We're descending into the fascinating world  where spine surgery meets Virtual Reality. You’ll hear about: ultra-minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery, herniated disc, spinal stenosis, how haptics work, AI mentor, VR surgical training, how...

It looks like they want to achieve impossible but when you listen closely to their plan – it  totally makes sense. You’ll hear about  Dr House and how can patients benefit from doctors working as a team the patient's role in the healthcare system low back pain management virtual team-based care clinical intelligence doctor shopping Baher Higazy and Basem Higazy are co-founders of Consulto. Th...

How many species inhabit a woman's vagina? If you're a woman, what kind of species are characteristic of your vagina? Now, you may learn that. And act on what you have learned to prevent recurring vaginal infections. How cool is that? You'll hear about: recurring vaginal infections, yeast infections, bacterial vaginosis, and STDs symptoms of vaginal infections different kinds of Lac...

When viagra doesn't work any more, here comes a new solution: erectile neuro-stimulator. A Swiss startup works on a minimally invasive implantable device that selectively activates the nerve to trigger penile erection. With a remote control. First prostatectomy patients have just had the device implanted – as part of a medical trial in Royal Melbourne Hospital. First spinal cord injury patien...

So you have a panna cotta brain and so do I, no reason to worry, that's our biology. Now, how do you even try to place anything on that panna cotta – to record the activities of the brain or to send messages to the brain, like stopping shaking or pain, in severe diseases – so that you won't damage it? You’ll hear about  how does brain-computer interface work,  epilepsy and stopping drug...

You never know: it may be the worst pain in your life or barely "an inconvenience".  Many believe the pain is worth it – set it and forget it, up to 10 years of birth control. IUD insertion hurts, right, but once in 10 years. But is that whole pain trully indespensable? Or is it there because women's pain has not been taken seriously enough? You’ll hear about Intrauterine Device – I...

If you were ever told nothing can be done about your pain, you've got to listen to this. We can teach our body to inhibit pain. We're speaking today about eliminating chronic pain without drugs, painkillers, cannabis, opioids aiming at: FOREVER. Trigger Warning: suicidal thoughts will be mentioned at the beginning. You'll here about chronic pain mechanisms getting rid of pain – usin...

Disclosure: I was focusing on a UFO in order to have my brain examined. Disclosure 2 (private): aah, you'll hear it by yourself.  You'll  also hear about how neuro-ophthalmology merges ophthalmology and neurology to attend diseases that manifest in the eye neuroplasticity or brain plasticity and if the brain stops learning strabismus or crossed eye amblyopia or lazy eye and a miracle of...

Apparently it looks like a snowball in the snow – a tumor in a dense breast. AI spots it – or not, if there's nothing to spot – in 30 seconds. You'll hear about mammography and mammography alternatives to screen for breast cancer  how mammography is done breast density tissue  breast density categories – and if there are worries about them how to train AI to recognize cancer if AI is goi...

How do you fight diabesity epidemic of the XXI century? It’s diabetes type 2 and obesity combined. Both, in contrast with diabetes type 1, often preventable. This is where my guest’s startup comes into play. You’ll hear about diabetes, especially diabetes 2 and how to take control of it obesity and how it is correlated with diabetes a digital health platform that balances AI and human support pati...

There'll be 3 times more dementia cases in 20 years, meaning, it is more likely you'll develop dementia yourself later in life    or   we address the 40% of dementia cases that are preventable. You'll hear about what are dementia modifiable risk factors – the ones you might have influnce on how to measure your cognitive health and why healthy brain aging digital therapeutics digital...

Honda meets Assassin's Creed meets a medical device for people who are blind or with low vision. We're diving into the development of a device in an accelerated startup speed with partners many startups could dream of. You'll hear about: autonomous cars technology how people who are blind go around places and how tech can help (and how it can't) medical device on TikTok startup...

Adjusting cancer treatment might feel like searching in the dark. There are so many unknowns. Have a glimpse into the future of cancer care – in this episode, with regards to skin cancer melanoma. Adding to body scans in search for melanoma methastases, a digital PCR test can be used to detect a melanoma BRAF E600 marker. Meaning: a blood sample that can be tested once a week, instead of PET scan...

How can the gentle vacuum assess cervix in pregnant women in 2 seconds? Why should you measure cervical stiffness in pregnant women? Apparently, it is an earlier sign of preterm labor than cervical length. We're speaking about a medical device that measures how stiff the cervix is. You'll hear about how common is preterm birth how the cervix works during pregnancy how do you assess cervi...

Suddenly you discover your three-year-old child cannot keep balance, cannot walk or climb steps, their muscles contract uncontrollably. And you become a “patient’s parent”. What can you do? Faizan let us into the intimate world of parenting a child with a rare condition, the strength, and happiness that turned into a startup. You’ll hear about custom-made ultra-light orthopedic devices 3D scanning...

It sounds like science fiction but it is pure science: you can – in one dose – treat a terminal patient to complete remission. We are speaking cell therapy and CAR T cell therapy. The problem is, there is a very limited number of doses that can be currently manufactured in the world. And my guest and his colleagues are here to change that dramatically. You’ll hear today about: a bioreactor compare...

What would you do if you learned that your little child has diabetes type 1, read: incurable? My guests decided to create an app to support both their child and all the children with diabetes type 1. They tell us about: symptoms of Diabetes 1 in children dramatic beginings of the illness managing diabetes for beginners creating an app for managing diabetes in children building business in Swiss St...

Dozens of minutes in a dark room watching MRI images shortened into a couple of minutes. A newly certified in Europe platform for radiologists makes recognizing new brain metastases and MS lesions faster and more accurate. My guest today is Dr. Christian Federau a physicist and a physician with 15 years of expertise in neuroradiology, brain imaging, and extensive programming experience. In 2021 he...

It’s still not Iron Man’s suit but we’re going in that direction. Regaining mobility for people with neuromuscular diseases is closer thanks to the exoskeleton technology we’re talking about today. You’ll hear about: stroke recovery multiple sclerosis Duchenne muscular dystrophy various exoskeleton kinds and bringing them to the market Dr. Amalric Ortlieb has a decade of experience in robotics. A...

As breathing has direct effect on our brain, harnessing your breath might have positive effect on your physical and mental health. You’ll hear about: breathing exercises for anxiety panic attacks breathing for singing enhancing cognitive performance reducing stress in paramedics You'll be able to join: a breathing exercise and a vocal cords warm-up Felix Strobl is a Medical and Scientific Dir...

They are great soldiers. They go after every rouge cell they can find. And kill it. And they never forget the enemies, always ready to fight back. We're speaking cancer treatment of the future, in clinical trials today – but not only. Single-cell analysis can serve personalized medicine, in various diseases. You’ll hear about  cell therapy to fight cancer CAR T cell therapy precision medicine...

Trigger finger surgery time reduced from 16-20 minutes to 6, recovery time from one month to one week. Carpal tunnel surgery recovery time - same. With the use of one tool. And ultrasound. In this episode we'll dive deeper into: trigger finger symptoms carpal tunnel symptoms minimally invasive surgery sonography in hand surgery custom-made wrist braces running a startup in Switzerland Prof. F...

If you’ve ever struggled to keep up with your therapy goals, real wanted to follow them but then, you know, life happened and the wave of daily activities took over... Or if you’re a psychotherapist that tries to support your patients the best you can but well, there’s just as much as you can do for an hour a week, you might want to join us today on this mental health conversation. You’ll hear abo...