{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"PULSE","title":"Pulse Summer: Dr Karen DeSalvo, Chief Health Officer at Google, on Trust, AI and Patient Care","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1d0cc976\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3259,"description":"Welcome to Pulse Summer 2026, where Louise and George revisit the Pulse Pod archives to bring you a curated set of interviews which will challenge and inspire.\n\nBack in late 2024, we were joined in the studio by Dr Karen DeSalvo — Chief Health Officer at Google, former US National Coordinator for Health IT, public health leader, clinician, and one of the most thoughtful voices globally on how technology, policy and equity intersect in healthcare.\n\nWe covered a lot of ground in this conversation — from Karen’s journey as a physician and public health leader, to why patient access to their own health information still matters deeply; from AI’s role in drug discovery and clinical practice, to how generative AI could transform public health, prevention, and global health equity at scale.\n\n “Dr Google”, herself personifies what it means to be human and to put people first in everything she does.\n\nFollow Karen on LinkedIn Link\n\nGoogle Resources:\nAI in Action: Accelerating Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals Link\nTransforming Public Health Practice with GenAI. Health Affairs Link\nGoogle Open Health Stack Link\nGoogle for StartUps Growth Academy Link\nThe Keyword Blog: AI and Health collection Link\nThe Check Up with Google Health Link\n\nVisit Pulse+IT.news to subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material. People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news.\n\nFollow us on LinkedIn Louise | George | Pulse+IT\nFollow us on BlueSky Louise | George | Pulse+IT\nSend us your questions pulsepod@pulseit.news\nProduction by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aPsprpFAVit7zUypJXX0uCh0OMcGEtcxnQe9ip-bVNM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lODNj/MDQ4NTZmZWQxNWY5/MmU0YTEyNTNmMjY5/NTk1ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}