Innovation Saves Lives

About Innovation Saves Lives

Innovation Saves Lives dives into the forefront of medical technology, exploring the two sides of the coin: clinical medtech and business development. Discover the cutting-edge technology transforming healthcare and improving lives in digestible conversations with top experts.

Publisher

Meditech Today

Category

health & fitness · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Oct 2023

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 23 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Athena Oden Says Children Need to Move Before They Can Learn

   Athena Oden believes many of the struggles showing up in classrooms begin long before a child is asked to read, write, or sit still. Drawing on more than 40 years as a pediatric physical therapist, she joins Leonard Kim to explain how movement, sensory development, play, and even risk-taking help build the foundations children need for learning. She also challenges schools and parents to reconsider whether some behavioral and academic problems belong entirely to the child or reflect environments that no longer match how children develop.

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   1 Oct 2026

   Dr. Masi Reynolds Wants to Change What Recovery Looks Like

   Dr. Masi Reynolds has treated elite athletes whose careers depend on getting their bodies healthy and performing again, but he believes the lessons from that world shouldn't be reserved for professionals. The orthopedic sports medicine physician joins Leonard Kim to explain why recovery involves far more than repairing an injured joint, from blood flow and nutrition to mental health, movement, and consistent daily habits. He also shares how that philosophy led to North Performance and a different approach to helping athletes and everyday people stay active for the long haul.

3. 

   3 Aug 2026

   Ari Rastegar on Why Failure Is the Fastest Path to Growth

   Entrepreneur, investor, and author Ari Rastegar explains why failure should be treated as feedback rather than defeat. He shares how pain, disciplined repetition, meditation, and the courage to ask for help shaped his journey from delivering pizzas to building companies and investing across multiple asset classes.

Inside a recent episode

Holley Miller on Why Healthcare Launches Fail

Published 24 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And the question was, will a PA do surgery? Will no human be involved? And there was quite a high percent of people who thought... We will come a day where there will be no human doing it. We've already started to see that in the aesthetic space. They have autonomous robots to do eyelash extensions. And I think if you're willing to put a robot right next to your eye and be confident about it, that's a good example. And then I've been hearing about a company that's creating an autonomous phlebotomist, a robot that would actually take your blood. And so I think we're not as far from that maybe as people might think. […]

Who has been a guest on Innovation Saves Lives

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Katie Newman
• Joseph Zapolsky III
• Yoni Kalin
• Jeff Miglicco
• Donna White

Podcast Authority Score: 11 / 100

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