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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health...
Jan 12, 2025•49 min•Ep. 123
James and Jessica from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health...
Dec 15, 2024•48 min•Ep. 122
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? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health...
Dec 08, 2024•40 min•Ep. 121
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team a...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 120
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with A...
Nov 24, 2024•51 min•Ep. 119
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn 📖 Learn...
Nov 17, 2024•41 min•Ep. 118
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this fo...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 117
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health...
Nov 03, 2024•56 min•Ep. 116
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 plan 23:50 - DrDoctor study reveals why patients miss hospital appointments 37:40 - Amazon Says AI Tools Reduce Healthcare Administrative Tasks 40% 51:25 - Fundraising for women’s health start-up ‘painful as giving birth’ 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 📝 Complete the Women in...
Oct 27, 2024•55 min•Ep. 115
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? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 📝 Complete the Women in VC survey here 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Hollie ...
Oct 20, 2024•53 min•Ep. 114
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 📝 Complete the Women in VC survey here 🖇 Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn 📖 Le...
Oct 13, 2024•32 min•Ep. 113
James and Jessica from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter. 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health...
Oct 06, 2024•40 min•Ep. 112
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn 📖 Learn mor...
Sep 29, 2024•31 min•Ep. 111
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this...
Sep 22, 2024•49 min•Ep. 110
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn 🖇 ...
Sep 15, 2024•53 min•Ep. 109
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? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James ...
Sep 08, 2024•53 min•Ep. 108
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the...
Sep 01, 2024•49 min•Ep. 107
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx...
Aug 25, 2024•51 min•Ep. 106
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Bel...
Aug 18, 2024•50 min•Ep. 105
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn ...
Aug 11, 2024•59 min•Ep. 104
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? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Belle on Link...
Aug 04, 2024•44 min•Ep. 103
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with James on...
Jul 28, 2024•51 min•Ep. 102
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Tim on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https:...
Jul 21, 2024•50 min•Ep. 101
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 system...
Jul 14, 2024•40 min•Ep. 100
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 strategy 24:05 - 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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with...
Jul 07, 2024•43 min•Ep. 99
James and Jessica from SomX do a post-HLTH download of all of the most exciting announcements from last week’s event in Amsterdam. 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health...
Jun 30, 2024•47 min•Ep. 98
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.heal...
Jun 23, 2024•46 min•Ep. 97
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Conn...
Jun 16, 2024•43 min•Ep. 96
Join Aahuti and Huw from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from HealthKey’s David Joerring This week: 19:40 - ifeel cements $20M to address rising mental health costs for businesses and insurers 31:30 - Ciba Health uses wearables and analytics to get to the root cause of type 2 diabetes 41:15 - Black and ethnic minority people underrepresented in virtual wards 54:45 - 5 steps towards health equity in low- and middle-income countries through tailored innovatio...
Jun 09, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 95
Join Huw and Aahuti in breaking down the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from FemTech Lab’s Karina Vazirova and Kate Nikityuk. This week: [17:00] - Seek Launches First At-Home Test for Alcohol’s Effects on Women’s Health [32:00] - How Women’s Health Conversations With Investors Have Evolved 'Decoding the Future of Women' - Femtech Lab's Flagship Women's Healthtech Conference takes place on 10-11 June. Use SOMX for 20% off your ticket 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpi...
Jun 02, 2024•52 min•Ep. 94
