The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast

The CEO of Found, the largest medically-supported weight care clinic in the country, discusses the failures of the weight loss industry, the rise of GLP1 medications for weight loss, responsible prescribing, and the potential of telehealth in obesity treatment.

Adrian Aoun, CEO of Forward, an AI-based healthcare system, discusses the slow progress in the healthcare industry. The podcast covers topics such as AI advancements, Chat GPT, envisioning the future, risks and benefits of AI in healthcare, rebuilding the healthcare system as a product, and creating a scalable healthcare system for one billion users.

The podcast discusses the findings of the State of Health Tech 2023 report, comparing health tech companies to other sectors. They talk about SPACs' influence on public markets, challenges in digital health acquisitions, and the feedback loop driving innovation in the healthcare sector.

This year's Heart of Healthcare $50,000 Grant Challenge winner is the team from the Libertas Center for Human Rights, located at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY.In this episode, we learn about how they provide survivors of torture and human rights violations with comprehensive medical, mental health, social and legal services to help them regain function and restore humanity in their lives.Learn more about support Libertas here.Learn more about the Heart of Healthcare grants here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Some clinics have a BMI threshold, which means that women who are considered overweight or obese are often turned away from services without a fair look at their full health.In a world where medical science continually refines its understanding of human physiology, clinging to outdated metrics like BMI as a gatekeeper for reproductive freedom is not merely archaic—it's a negation of evidence-based care. When it comes to the right to preserve fertility, the dimensions of the scale should never outweigh the nuances of individual health and autonomy.Read the full article here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zocdoc CEO, Oliver Kharraz, discusses the wasteful spending in healthcare and shares insights into the challenges and innovations that have shaped Zocdoc. Topics include high administrative costs, the digitization of healthcare, the potential of telehealth and generative AI, Zocdoc's new patient engagement product, the marketplace building process, and future plans for reducing waste in healthcare.

While our healthcare system has glaring gender disparities that disproportionately affect women, the fact is, men are not spared from one enormous gender gap: life expectancy.In this episode, host Halle Tecco and guest VC Steve Kraus of Bessemer Partners discuss why we need a more comprehensive approach to men's health, the startups leading the way, and the biggest opportunities in the space.Visit halletecco.com/blog/mens-health-startups to read more on the topic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I have laryngitis and our team is off this week reviewing applications for the Heart of Healthcare Grant Challenge. So I thought I'd play an episode from my new show, Closing Time.Don't worry Heart of Healthcare isn't going anywhere!Closing Time is a new podcast where you, the listener, get to be a fly on the wall during a startup pitch meeting.Imagine being part of a room where passionate entrepreneurs are pitching their healthcare startups, the innovations that could very well shape the future of healthcare. This podcast allows you to do just that.Learn more at https://closingtimepodcast.net/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, former Facebook product manager and internationally recognized whistleblower, Frances Haugen offers invaluable insights into how tech giants prioritizes profits over public safety, and the profound implications this has on mental health of young people.We explore her brave journey, which took her from the inner workings of Meta to testifying before the world's parliaments, sparking a global conversation about the role and regulation of social media. Listen in as we shed light on the pressing issues of our digital era, and the steps we can take to safeguard vulnerable populations from social media's impacts.Follow Frances Haugen on TwitterFollow host Halle Tecco on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.