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Signal and Symptoms Podcast

Signal and Symptoms Podcast

By: Harvey Castro MD Junaid Kalia MD & Edward Marx
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Three healthcare AI experts who've watched millions wasted on failed projects. Dr. Harvey Castro, Dr. Junaid Kalia, Edward Marx, and guest experts cover all things healthcare AI - from digital transformation to clinical reality. Every Tuesday, we diagnose real failures, reveal what actually works, and help you avoid the expensive mistakes we've seen repeated everywhere. Because when AI decisions affect patient care, getting it right isn't optional.Copyright 2025 Harvey Castro MD, Junaid Kalia MD, & Edward Marx Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Why Are Junior Researchers Outperforming Gene Editing Experts?
    Jan 20 2026

    Drug development today forces patients to fit standard medications—but what if we could reverse that paradigm and design treatments tailored to each patient's unique biology?

    This episode explores how specialized AI cloud infrastructure is transforming drug discovery and healthcare research–not as a distant future possibility, but as tools available to researchers today. Joining the conversation is Dr. Ilya Burkov, who shares how the right computational foundation and HPC tools accelerate scientific breakthroughs at AI speed.

    The conversation reveals a significant shift in accessibility: junior researchers without specialized training now achieve 80-90% success rates in complex CRISPR experiments using agentic AI systems. These results once required years of expertise. Small research teams and startups can now access the same cutting-edge infrastructure as major pharmaceutical companies. This democratization directly impacts clinical practice: drug development timelines are compressing from decades to months, which means personalized treatments tailored to individual biology could become available within your career timeline.

    It's not just about raw infrastructure efficiency. It's about the combination of technology, accessibility, domain expertise, and white-glove support that together transform what's possible in healthcare innovation.


    What You Will Discover:

    - Dr. Burkov: Bridging Biology and AI Infrastructure

    - Nebius: AI Cloud for Drug Discovery, Genomics, Health Tech

    - Scaling Personalized Patient Medicine

    - Expert Support vs. Generic Clouds

    - AI Success for Junior Researchers

    - AI in Drug Discovery

    - Nebius On Democratizing Latest GPU Access

    - Future: Predicting Individual Patient Outcomes


    Referenced in the show:

    🖇️ "CRISPR-GPT for agentic automation of gene-editing experiments" – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40738974/



    Connect with us:

    Dr. Junaid Kalia, Neurocritical Care Specialist and Founder of Savelife.AI™

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaidkaliamd

    🔗Website - https://www.junaidkalia.com/

    📹YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@junaidkaliamd

    Dr. Harvey Castro, ER Physician, #DrGPT™

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harveycastromd/

    🔗Website - https://www.harveycastromd.com/

    📷Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/harveycastromd/?hl=en

    Edward Marx, CEO, Advisor

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardmarx/

    🔗Website - https://www.marxadvisory.com/

    📹YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@EdwardMarx


    Special Guest:

    Dr. Ilya Burkov, Global Head of Healthcare & Lifesciences at Nebius

    💼LinkedIn -

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    19 mins
  • Is Healthcare Sustainable Without AI?
    Jan 14 2026

    The most dangerous assumption in healthcare AI today is that we have time to "wait and see" how tools develop. With the state-of-the-art for AI models now shifting every 7 days, the traditional 3-year implementation cycle isn't just slow—it’s stagnating clinical transformation.

    In this episode, Dr. Khan Siddiqui (Radiologist and Founder of Hoppr AI) joins the panel to reveal why the future of medicine isn’t about choosing the "perfect" tool. Instead, it’s about building a sustainable system that can keep pace with technology improving at 1,600 times the speed of human practice.

    This conversation moves beyond theory to address a raw, systemic crisis facing modern medicine: where radiologists must read 145 cardiac CT scans in a single shift—roughly 5.5 images per second. This unsustainable pace leaves physicians exhausted and their families suffering the collateral damage of clinical burnout.

    Dr. Siddiqui breaks down how the collision of massive workforce shortages and declining reimbursements has moved AI from a "luxury" to a baseline requirement for survival. To meet this challenge, the episode explores the critical shift in a clinician-led innovation, frictionless workflow, and dynamic regulation.


    What You Will Discover:

    - From Clinician to AI Visionary

    - The Microsoft Origin of Hoppr

    - The True Cost of Clinical Burnout

    - The Systemic Collapse: Workforce Gaps

    - Why Augmentation is Survival

    - Ending Static AI Governance

    - Dr. Siddiqui’s Vision for the Future of Medicine

    - AI Without the Tech Tax

    - Why the FDA Model is Failing



    Connect with us:

    Dr. Junaid Kalia, Neurocritical Care Specialist and Founder of Savelife.AI™

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaidkaliamd

    🔗Website - https://www.junaidkalia.com/

    📹YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@junaidkaliamd

    Dr. Harvey Castro, ER Physician, #DrGPT™

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harveycastromd/

    🔗Website - https://www.harveycastromd.com/

    📷Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/harveycastromd/?hl=en

    Edward Marx, CEO, Advisor

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardmarx/

    🔗Website - https://www.marxadvisory.com/

    📹YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@EdwardMarx

    Special Guest:

    Khan Siddiqui, MD, Radiologist, Founder of HOPPR

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/khansiddiqui/

    🏥Hoppr AI - ​​https://www.hoppr.ai/

    Visit our website:

    https://signalandsymptoms.com/

    Get advisory insights about Healthcare AI — at zero cost:

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    20 mins
  • 15 Healthcare Leaders Predict 2026: AI Will Transform Care (Or Collapse Under Bureaucracy)
    Dec 30 2025

    This Holiday Special brings together 15 healthcare leaders, technologists, and innovators to tackle the biggest questions facing medicine in 2026. AI tools are proliferating across hospitals, but can healthcare systems integrate them effectively?

    Healthcare stands at a crossroads in 2026. AI is everywhere—from radiology to clinical decision support—but critical questions remain. Will it lower costs for patients? Can hospitals keep pace with innovation? And most importantly: who's steering this transformation? Our diverse panel of physicians, educators, consultants, and entrepreneurs shares their frontline perspectives on what's working, what's failing, and what must change.

    Tune in to discover practical steps for upskilling, embedding AI into workflows, and ensuring the next generation enters the workforce ready to leverage these technologies for better patient outcomes.


    What You Will Discover:

    - What's Coming in Healthcare AI 2026

    - Breakthrough Technologies & AI in Practice

    - What's Holding Healthcare Back

    - What You Can Do Now


    Connect with us:

    Dr. Junaid Kalia, Neurocritical Care Specialist and Founder of Savelife.AI™

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaidkaliamd

    🔗Website - https://www.junaidkalia.com/

    📹YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@junaidkaliamd

    Dr. Harvey Castro, ER Physician, #DrGPT™

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harveycastromd/

    🔗Website - https://www.harveycastromd.com/

    📷Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/harveycastromd/?hl=en

    Edward Marx, CEO, Advisor

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardmarx/

    🔗Website - https://www.marxadvisory.com/

    📹YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@EdwardMarx


    Special Guest:

    Avinash Jayaswal, MD, MS, MSc,

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/avinash-jayaswal-md-ms-msc-464a5a2/

    Jim Pollock

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimdpollock/

    Dipu Patel, DMSc, MPAS, ABAIM, PA-C

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dipu-patel-dmsc-pa-c-695000b/

    Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA

    💼LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameyers/

    Kianor Shah DMD, MBA

    💼LinkedIn -

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    24 mins
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