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SomX
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
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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Sep 22, 2024 • 49min
Dragon's Den: Healthtech Special
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 form🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Jess on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with David on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Laurent on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Sep 15, 2024 • 53min
Have you read the Lord Darzi Report yet?
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🖇 Connect with Liam on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Sep 8, 2024 • 53min
Nobody ever got fired for hiring Mckinsey
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 on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Taz on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Sep 1, 2024 • 49min
Who's using AI in health...and do they need to know?
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 SomX team at https://somx.health

Aug 25, 2024 • 51min
The way we test healthcare AI isn't working
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.health

Aug 18, 2024 • 50min
Could tongue colour identify diseases?
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 Belle on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Aug 11, 2024 • 59min
Funding and femtech: record breaking raises
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🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Anna on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Aug 4, 2024 • 44min
Digital pathways transforming stroke recovery
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 LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Jack on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jul 28, 2024 • 51min
AI's role in mental health care
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 LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Clare on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jul 21, 2024 • 50min
What does an AI in healthcare strategy look like?
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://somx.health