Thal Pals: The Alpha Beta Revolution

Thal Pals: The Alpha Beta Revolution

Thal Pals: The Alpha Beta Revolution Podcast is intended for patients, caregivers, providers, and the greater community of people who are impacted by Thalassemia. Each episode, Thal Pals strives to provide listeners with critical education, the latest scientific updates, and voices from the Thalassemia community.

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February 26, 2024 30 mins

On this episode, we reintroduce you to NinaMaria Badalamenti as our new co-host of Thal Pals. NinaMaria is a patient advocate who has previously appeared on the show. Alongside Dr. Kevin Kuo, the two discuss what’s new in thalassemia.

 

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On this episode we’re live in Los Angeles, California from the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation family conference. Co-hosts Laurice Levine and Ralph Colasanti host a panel of teenagers in conversation about their unique experiences with thalassemia. 

 

To learn more about Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, click this link.

 

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Dr. Kevin Kuo and Laurice Levine talk to the “mother of Thalassemia” Dr. Nica Cappellini on today’s show. 

 

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Thal Pals: The Alpha Beta Revolution Podcast is intended for patients, caregivers, providers, and the greater community of people who are impacted by Thalassemia.  Each episode, Thal Pals strives to provide listeners with critical education, the latest scientific update...

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On this episode, we speak with Dr. Androulla Eleftheriou, the Executive Director of the Thalassaemia International Federation as well as Dr. Khaled Musallam, Chief Research Officer at the Burjeel Hospital at Burjeel Medical City in Abu Dhabi, UAE. We discuss the Thalassaemia International Foundation guidelines on non-transfusion dependent thalassemia.

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On this episode we’re live in Los Angeles, California from the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation family conference. Co-hosts Laurice Levine and Ralph Colasanti host a panel of teenagers in conversation about their unique experiences with thalassemia. 

 

To learn more about Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, click this link.

 

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On this episode, Dr. Kevin Kuo sits down with Suwit Sumponpan, a medical science liaison working with Agios Pharmaceuticals and professor Vip Viprakasit, M.D. to discuss treating thalassemia internationally. Note: a portion of this interview is conducted in Thai. For the English portion, please see the time in the show notes.

 

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On this episode, host Laurice Levine sits down with news producer and thalassemia patient NinaMaria Badalamenti to discuss working a full-time job while managing her disease.

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Thal Pals: The Alpha Beta Revolution Podcast is intended for patients, caregivers, providers, and the greater community of people who are impacted by Thalassemia.  Each episode, Thal Pals strives to provi...

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May 16, 2023 27 mins

On this episode, host Laurice Levine speaks with patient advocates Ralph Colasanti, Rucha Shah and NinaMaria Badalamenti about how different generations of patients have dealt with managing their Thalassemia. 

 

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April 18, 2023 16 mins

On this episode, Dr. Kevin Kuo and Laurice Levine are recording in New Orleans where they take an existential dive into the concept of “disease burden” in Thalassemia.

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Dr. Kevin Kuo and Laurice Levine talk to the “mother of Thalassemia” Dr. Nica Cappellini on today’s show. 

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Thal Pals: The Alpha Beta Revolution Podcast is intended for patients, caregivers, providers, and the greater community of people who are impacted by Thalassemia.  Each episode, Thal Pals strives to provide listeners with critical education, the latest scientific updates,...

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February 27, 2023 48 mins

We're LIVE from New Orleans, Louisiana! Listen to our live podcast panel featuring members of the sickle cell, pyruvate kinase deficiency, and thalassemia communities and leading KOL's in each field.

We are proud to introduce the Red Cell Revolution! The Red Cell Revolution is an Agios patient advocacy movement that is driven by a relentless desire to find common ground with these communities and their tre...

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#Thalassemia is a family affair. Join us in revisiting one of our favorite #ThalPal episodes “Merula & Dina Steagall: Managing Thalassemia as a Family” Merula, Founder of Brazilian Blood Cancer Society (ABRALE) and Thalassemia major patient, is joined by her daughter...

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December 19, 2022 24 mins

On this episode, hosts Dr. Kevin Kuo and Laurice Levine take a deeper dive into their respective journeys with Thalassemia. 

 

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November 15, 2022 31 mins

On this episode, hosts Dr. Kevin Kuo and Laurice Levine welcome Thalassemia patient and advocate Shirin Taki to discuss her journey with the disease as well as her experience navigating the Canadian healthcare system.

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Merula Steagall is a manager, mother, thalassemia major patient, creator of important social projects and, especially, an innovator. She is joined by her daughter Dina Steagall as they share their family’s journey with thalassemia. Merula is the Founder of Brazilian Blood Cancer Society (ABRALE). https://www.abrale.org.br

 

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September 27, 2022 25 mins

On this episode your host, Dr. Kevin Kuo welcomes guest host Laurice Levine as they speak with Ralph Colasanti who is the executive president of the Cooley's Anemia Foundation. For patient resources you can visit Cooley’s Anemia website: https://www.thalassemia.org/

 

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Introducing Thal Pals: The Alpha Beta Revolution Podcast. On this episode we meet your host, Dr. Kevin Kuo. His guests are Laurice Levine and Keely Gilroy. Laurice is a patient advocate living with Thalassemia and Keely is a Thalassemia medical director from Agios Pharmaceuticals.

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