This episode unravels the potential and challenges of AI and gene therapy, exploring groundbreaking treatments for diseases like sickle cell anemia, the profound connections between AI and healthcare, and the transformation of the job market due to AI advancements. Join our hosts as they dissect major health and tech news, including significant investments in AI by leading companies, the augmentation of human capabilities through gene editing, and critical cybersecurity concerns in health systems. Uncover the future of healthcare, technology’s role in shaping our world, and the ethical considerations we face on the brink of these technological revolutions. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, healthcare professional, or someone intrigued by the rapid evolution of technology and its societal implications.

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05:02 - US weekly jobless claims hit highest level since August of 2023 (AP)
07:40 - The Economic Slowdown Is Finally Here. Welcome It. (WSJ)
17:47 - Sift Healthcare collects $20M for medical billing tools (Axios)
19:49 - Rad AI clinches $50M to scale generative AI tech for radiologists (Fierce Healthcare)
20:25 - In-House Health nabs $4M for AI-enabled nurse scheduling (Fierce Healthcare)
21:34 - Medicare Hospital Trust Fund to Stay Solvent Until 2036 (MedPage) 
25:29 - Clover Health authorizes $20 million share buyback, raises full-year guidance (Fierce Healthcare)
28:03 - NeueHealth (fka Bright Health) posts $242M in revenue, turns small adjusted EBITDA profit (Fierce Healthcare)
29:47 - Oscar Health records first quarterly net profit, exceeds EPS expectations (Fierce Healthcare) 32:06 -  One of the Biggest Hospital Failures in Decades Raises Concerns for Patient Care (WSJ) 36:20 - The Private-Equity Deal That Flattened a Hospital Chain and Its Landlord (WSJ)
36:59 - Ascension 's clinical operations disrupted amid apparent 'cybersecurity event' (Fierce Healthcare)
42:32 - First Patient Begins Newly Approved Sickle Cell Gene Therapy (NYT)
46:17 - Profluent releases AI-enabled OpenCRISPR-1 to edit the human genome  (MobiGit Hub) 55:33 - AlphaFold 3 predicts the structure and interactions of all of life’s molecules (Google)
56:51 - Deaf Toddler Hears For The First Time After Pioneering Gene Therapy (Forbes)
59:21 - Young boy dies in trial for Pfizer Duchenne gene therapy (Stat)
1:00:08 - The Quest for Treatments to Keep Weight Off After Ozempic (WSJ)
1:00:45 - New Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Procedure Gastric Mucosal Ablation (Forbes)
1:04:48 - Meet My A.I. Friends (NYT)
1:08:42 - Microsoft to Invest Over $3 Billion to Build AI in Wisconsin (WSJ)
1:09:22 - Microsoft Makes Devastating Cuts at Bethesda (IGN)
1:10:47 - Suki secures Premier approval—and thousands of potential hospital customers (Fierce Healthcare)

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