For decades, parents were told to wait before introducing allergenic foods like peanuts or eggs. Now, the science may indicate the opposite, start early, and you could prevent a lifelong allergy. When Daniel Zakowski’s nephew developed a food allergy despite early awareness, it sparked a mission: to make food allergy prevention easy, safe, and accessible.

In this episode of A Dose of Optimism, Dr. David Feinberg, Chairman of Oracle Health, shares how artificial intelligence and data connectivity are reshaping the way we care for patients, and why he believes technology can make healthcare more human, not less. For Dr. Feinberg, the path forward is about creating a truly connected healthcare.

When Dr. Larry Deeb first began treating children with diabetes in the 1970s, glucose monitoring meant testing urine with strips and hoping for the best. Today, continuous glucose monitors send live data to smartphones, automated pumps adjust insulin levels in real time, and children once at risk of blindness or kidney failure are living full,.

Every parent remembers their child’s first words or worries when they don’t come on time. For families navigating autism, that uncertainty can stretch into years of waiting, wondering, and searching for help. In this episode of A Dose of Optimism, host Omkar Kulkarni talks to three leaders who are changing that story: Dr. Colleen Kraft,.