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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 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

Jul 14, 2024 • 40min
A full-body MRI scan or the ultimate selfie?
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🗞 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 Daisy on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jul 7, 2024 • 43min
What should the next AI healthcare strategy cover?
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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jess on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Julia on LinkedIn📚Reading list:A whole sector approach to policy change will accelerate integration of sex and gender in research | The BMJ Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations | Science📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jun 30, 2024 • 47min
The ultimate HLTH Europe roundup
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


