Healthtech Pigeon

Updated: 30 Mar 2025 • 134 episodes
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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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Huw and Jessica from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter 11:00 23andMe customers struggle to delete their data - BBC News 23:14 A California health tech company is letting AI run medical visits, from intake to diagnosis 38:31 - Experts enter fourth dimension to create better medical devices - U

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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 im

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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 hurdl

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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] - Sof

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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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply

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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 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon

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