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Like normal healthtech news but, you know, not boring. The team at SomX bring you the audio version of the weekly Healthtech Pigeon newsletter - a panel show with journalists, VCs, podcasters, entrepreneurs, execs and those with a strong opinion to make things interesting. Regular hosts and guests are Dr James Somauroo, Jessica Smith, Belle Taylor, Huw Penson, Jess Farmery from the SomX team. 🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com 🚀 Learn how SomX can help your healthtech company at www.somx.health

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    How can women protect their health data?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 45:04


    SomX's Jessica Somauroo and Amy Thomas dive into the weeks' healthtech stories.00:00 - Intro17:28 - Public health bodies urged to launch period tracking apps to protect data

    How is Neurotech changing the industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 26:35


    SomX's Hue Penson, Andrew Hair and Hollie Ruda dive into the weeks' healthtech stories.00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Musk's Neuralink raises $650 million in latest funding as clinical trials begin + A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a Person12:10 - atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech to Combine Creating a Global Leader in Psychedelic Mental Health Therapies20:13 - NHS England pauses ‘ground-breaking' AI project following GP data concerns

    Is the UK is becoming a leader in healthtech?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 33:21


    SomX's Hue Penson, Amy Thomas and Hollie Ruda dive into the weeks' healthtech stories.[00:00] - Intro[01:34] - Amazon-style' prescription tracking goes live on NHS App[13:14] - Hinge Health goes public, raises $437.3M in IPO[21:45] - UK health tech startups worth £32bn, report finds

    How to effectively tackle digital exclusion in healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 44:08


    SomX's Belle Taylor and Amy Thomas dive into the weeks' healthtech stories with the help of The Health Foundations' Tom Hardie.00:00 - Intro00:40 - Digitizing the NHS and adult social care16:10 - Can AI therapists really be an alternative to human help?30:40 - Digital Inclusion Under the Microscope as Digital Poverty Alliance launches NHS Sector Inquiry

    One month Countdown to HLTH Europe: Everything you need to know

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 43:43


    Huw and Amy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from HLTH's Henry Stoneley. 06:18 - The new Finland: How Portugal has become a hub for health tech innovation17:00 - Mark Zuckerberg wants you to have more friends … but AI28:10 - Only 30% of Health and Social providers Using AI, New Survey Reveals

    All things digital twins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 52:40


    James SomX breaks down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Sanome's, Benedikt von Thüngen,01:31 - Belfast Digital Twin Centre to fast track industrial adoption of deep tech

    Ambient scribes: Are they or aren't they a medical device?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 44:36


    Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Tandem Health's, Dr Katie Baker.02:45 - Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS18:48 - Ambient voice technology guidance launched by NHSE to support adoption32:40 - Few digital health technologies can address multimorbidity

    Rich data collection is the backbone of healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 45:06


    Belle and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Faces of Digital Health podcast host, Tjasa Zajc.02:55 - Europe's healthtech and AI startups raise $13.9B in Q1 as global investors return16:00 - Driving Fertility And Perimenopause Innovations For Women's Health30:24 - Single-dose psychedelic boosts ‘brain flexibility' for weeks, study finds

    Is remote monitoring the future of healthcare?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 39:32


    Amy and Taffy from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter.  - Fierce Healthcare Fundraising Tracker—Hellocare.ai banks $47M; SignalFire raises $1B to invest in AI startups. - Lab-grown chicken ‘nuggets' hailed as ‘transformative step' for cultured meat. - Innovative Blood Testing Tech Could Spell the End of Needle Phobia - Digital Health Technology News

    How should we address health inequalities?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 35:20


    Huw, Adama and Taffy from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter. 01:34 - A startup space where women's representation is growing: digital healthCavenagh Health's survey: https://xrgpfimzcdu.typeform.com/to/lplPfikk?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com19:51 - Wes Streeting pledges to retain digital workforce amid NHS reforms

    Why we must prioritise homegrown innovations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 39:43


    Huw and Daisy from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Definition Health's Dr Rosie Scott09:28 - HealthTech is the UK's hidden gem – the government can't ignore it22:51 - Covera Health launches AI platform for women's imaging30:34 - Trust in AI-assisted health systems and AI's trust in humans

    Should you rush to delete your genetic data?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 46:13


    Huw and Jessica from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter11:00 23andMe customers struggle to delete their data - BBC News23:14 A California health tech company is letting AI run medical visits, fromintake to diagnosis38:31 - Experts enter fourth dimension to create better medical devices -University of Birmingham

    AI Implementation: Friend or Foe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 45:03


    Belle and Hollie from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Sword Health's Robbie Huddleston[01:56] - NHS innovation centre floated as UKRI backs Labour's missions[12:43] - As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses are pushing back[38:54] - Can AI help detect cognitive impairment?

    Why we should all be invested in longevity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 59:24


    James from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from LongVC's Artem Trotsyuk and Sergey Jakimov. [28:50] - 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary likely made over 20 times his money on a startup selling genetic-testing kits for cats[37:32] - Antiaging pill for dogs clears key FDA hurdle[44:47] - History beckons as Healx doses first rare cancer patient with AI-created drug

    The complex road to tech adoption in health systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 40:11


    Amy and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter, with the help of Firstword Healthtech's Tina Tan.[04:30] - Rune Labs' AI coaching tool aims to offer care continuity to people with Parkinson's[19:05] - Unicorn Flo Health eyeing startup acquisitions following $200m fundraise[29:30] - Sofinnova has €1.2B to invest in up to 60 new life sciences firms

    How the NHS can use tech to truly save time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 32:19


    Huw from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from The Health Foundation's Ben Shemesh. [01:25] - Tech to save time: how the NHS can realise the benefits [24:10] - France Bets on Medical AI, to Train 100,000 Doctors Yearly

    How to ensure AI enables equitable healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 42:48


    Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from CTel's Christa Natoli. [02:55] - Most patients do not trust health systems to use AI responsibly[25:00] - Congress Extends Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Through March 31, 2025

    Should AI be used in end-of-life medical decisions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 49:30


    Huw, James and Taffy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week's newsletter.[02:30] - Nina Capital's new €50M fund sets sights on early-stage healthtechs[15:05] - NICE consults on changes to its HealthTech programme[25:30] - Should AI be used in end-of-life medical decisions?

    How to make the most of digital mental health tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 37:21


    Amy and Daisy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week's newsletter.[01:10] - L&G Group Protection reports 79% year on year increase in digital health service usage - IFA Magazine[13:30] - The role of AI in the future of women's health[22:00] - Guidance launched to ensure safety of digital mental health tech

    Let's talk about AI...again

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 38:42


    Huw, James and Daisy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week's newsletter.[01:25] - UK healthcare sector falling behind on AI adoption, study shows[17:15] - Project launched to improve regulation of AI healthcare devices[26:05] - UK health AI firm criticises NHSE procurement as it goes bust

    The impact of telehealth on health systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 66:10


    James from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week's newsletter with Whereby's Howard Wu and Accurx's Jacob Haddad.[40:15] - Patient portals top digital health tech use in older adults, survey finds[49:00] - AI Threatens To Further Erode Physician Autonomy

    Everything healthtech companies need to know about the UK AI Action Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 45:14


    Huw, James and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter.[02:10] - Startups Welcome UK AI Action Plan, But With Caveats[26:10] - ‘The returns are awful': why taxpayers are racking up losses on British start-ups

    What does the future of preventative healthcare look like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 48:31


    Huw, Belle and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter.[02:00] - Healthtech startups making healthcare delivery better for doctors and patients[25:40] -Withings unveils body-scanning mirror at CES 2025

    A Year in Healthtech: Advocacy, Equity, and What's Next for AI?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 48:09


    James and Jessica from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter.

    Is healthtech helping or hurting health equity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 39:55


    James, Amy and Belle from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter. [02:05] - Why are doctors wary of wearables? [18:30] - How does the public feel about health technologies and data?

    Can AI tools predict future health conditions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 62:38


    James, Jessica and Belle from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter. [14:20] - AI tool could predict type 2 diabetes 10 years in advance[40:50] - Many digital health startups are quietly raising down rounds and closing up shop. Here's why

    What is holding the NHS back from innovation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 50:48


    Amy and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Doccla's Sukrti Nagpal[02:35] - Smart ring maker Oura hits a $5bn valuation after raising $75m[23:15] - Industry view: what is holding the NHS back from innovation, and what is needed to break these barriers?[34:20] - Alan unveils AI health assistant for its 680K health insurance members

    Would you bet against Ali Parsa?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 41:12


    Jessica, James and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter.[01:17] - Forward, Startup Behind ‘Doctor in Box' Healthcare Modules, to Shut Down[23:55] - Ali Parsa launches Quadrivia: I have stepped back from LinkedIn for almost a year, but we have not been idle

    Why we need system-level change for better population health

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 117:33


    Amy and James from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's Dr Gareth Thompson, with segments from Jason C. Foster and Vijay Luthra exploring the future of US healthcare.[19:45] - 3 Types of Startups that Healthcare Leaders Want to See More Of[37:35] - Swedish startup Yazen Health raises €19.5M to combat obesity across Europe

    The Ultimate Autumn Budget breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 55:57


    Jessica and James from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter.[01:10] - A kick in the teeth' or 'necessary'? UK tech reacts to tax hikes and exit relief scheme changes in the Budget

    What should the NHS's 10 year health plan include?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 55:12


    Jessica, Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter.01:20 - Government launches online platform to shape 10 year health plan23:50 - DrDoctor study reveals why patients miss hospital appointments37:40 - Amazon Says AI Tools Reduce Healthcare Administrative Tasks 40%51:25 - Fundraising for women's health start-up ‘painful as giving birth'

    #114 How wearable neurotech coming to the mainstream

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 53:15


    Jessica and Hollie from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Dr Junaid Hassan Founder of Man Confidence[01:35] - Headspace Introduces AI Companion To Support Patients Through ‘Ebbs and Flows' of Life[34:50] -What is wearable neurotech and why might we need it?

    Is it AI or is it just a really good algorithm?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 31:46


    Daisy and Belle from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter.[02:35] - Wearable sensors moving into critical care roles[10:45] - How AI "twins" could help fill women's health gap[18:45] - Women's health tech ‘less likely' to get funding if woman is on founding team

    Why did Huma acquire eConsult — and what's next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 39:58


    James and Jessica from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter.

    Could brainwaves give us more insight into mental health?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 30:47


    Huw and Belle from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter.[02:00] - Digital mental health therapies could save thousands of NHS therapist hours [16:05] - Graphene spike mat and magnet technology to fight antibiotic resistance[23:50] - Brain activity patterns could help identify mental health markers

    Dragon's Den: Healthtech Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 49:20


    James and Jess from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter, with help from digital health investors David Buller and Laurent Van Lerberghe[03:55] - Analysis finds Thermology Health imaging tech capable of saving NHS £1 billion[13:20] - Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips[28:35] - Scientists develop stunning AI to predict blood pressure from voice

    Have you read the Lord Darzi Report yet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 53:02


    Huw and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Together Digital's Liam Cahil.[02:05] - Independent investigation of the NHS in England[29:40] - NHS warned on rollout of AI-powered genomic health prediction[45:15] - Scientists develop stunning AI to predict blood pressure from voice

    Nobody ever got fired for hiring Mckinsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 53:01


    Huw and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from DocAbode's Taz Aldawoud.[04:55] - Monitoring technology in social care could save over £1.2bn for NHS[29:45] - Innovate UK reverses female founder funding decision following uproar from UK startup community[43:40] - What do 'digital transformation' and 'digital health' really mean?

    Who's using AI in health...and do they need to know?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 49:04


    James and Jessica from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter.[01:00] - Survey: AI most exciting emerging technology in healthcare[26:00] - How to make sure AI helps rather than hinders healthcare[33:15] - Decentralised trial reveals home-testing behaviours for respiratory infections

    The way we test healthcare AI isn't working

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 51:05


    Huw, James and Daisy from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter.[03:45] - The testing of AI in medicine is a mess. Here's how it should be done[34:00] - Preparing the NHS for the AI Era: A Digital Health Record for Every Citizen

    Could tongue colour identify diseases?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 49:43


    Belle and Jessica from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter.[02:40] - Hims & Hers CEO: Women's health business "will likely" eclipse men's[18:20] - Innovative AI system uses tongue color to identify multiple health conditions[26:30] - 23andMe to launch GLP-1 telehealth offering, trims internal drug development team

    Funding and femtech: record breaking raises

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 59:19


    Jessica and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Flo Health Inc's Anna Klepchukova.[15:40] -Femtech startups appear on track for record VC funding[25:05] - Mental health benefits company Spring Health hits $3.3B valuation, boosted by $100M series E round[35:05] - AI assistant eases NHS pressure in cataract care

    Digital pathways transforming stroke recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 43:56


    Belle and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Pogo Digital Healthcare's Jack Francis.[02:10] - Digital pathway launched to improve care for stroke survivors [30:35] - Flo Health raises record $200m for period tracking app and becomes Europe's first femtech unicorn[31:50] - The NHS at 100 - time to reimagine the future?

    AI's role in mental health care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 51:15


    Jessica and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from ieso Digital Health's Director of Evidence Generation, Clare Palmer.[29:20] - Diagnosing STIs with a ‘selfie'? AI could make it possible [37:00] - Are AI-chatbots suitable for hospitals? Diagnostic capabilities of large language models tested

    What does an AI in healthcare strategy look like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 50:02 Transcription Available


    Huw and Belle from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from The Health Foundation's Tim Horton.[02:15] - AI outperforms clinical tests at predicting Alzheimer's progress[42:30] - Digital health needs women at the heart of it

    A full-body MRI scan or the ultimate selfie?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 40:18


    James, Jessica and Daisy from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter.This week: What should the next AI healthcare strategy cover?[03:15] -Function pockets $53M for personalized health testing backed by celeb investors Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Kevin Hart[18:25] -NHS urged to prioritise cancer care basics over tech and AI ‘magic bullets'[39:00] - Effectiveness of digital health interventions for telemedicine/telehealth for managing blood pressure in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    What should the next AI healthcare strategy cover?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 42:40


    Huw and Jess from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter, with help from University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire Trusts, Dr Julia Dawson 08:35 - Priorities for an AI in health care strategy24:05 - Pain-free home test kit for cervical cancer is unveiled 33:15 - AI prosthetic limbs and advanced sensors: how one startup is building tech for next gen wearables 

    The ultimate HLTH Europe roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 46:44


    James and Jessica from SomX do a post-HLTH download of all of the most exciting announcements from last week's event in Amsterdam.

    Reframing the investment landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 45:47


    Join Jessica, Huw and Jess from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter, with help from Coulter Partners' Ian Coyne.This week: [03:00] - Be a part of a study: What kind of person builds a digital health startup?[09:30] - Freespira bets on slow and steady, amid spectacular digital health collapses[23:00] - What do health tech leaders want from the general election campaign?[37:50] - How virtual reality transforms women's labor experiences

    Does Gen AI have a place in therapy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 43:10


    Join Jessica, James and Huw from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter.[02:30] - Lying To Your Therapist Is Being Superseded By Telling The Truth To Generative AI[23:45] - Urinary incontinence neuromod newcomer Amber Therapeutics nets $100M[32:15] - AI in Healthcare Report: Healthcare AI investment growing faster than non-health AI

    Tackling inequity in healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 63:29


    Join Aahuti and Huw from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week's newsletter, with help from HealthKey's David JoerringThis week: 19:40 - ifeel cements $20M to address rising mental health costs for businesses and insurers31:30 - Ciba Health uses wearables and analytics to get to the root cause of type 2 diabetes41:15 - Black and ethnic minority people underrepresented in virtual wards54:45 - 5 steps towards health equity in low- and middle-income countries through tailored innovation

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