When does AI stop being special?

Jessica + Anna talk to Rich Andrews, co-founder and CEO of Univa Health, about a JAMA Psychiatry study showing that global cases of anorexia and bulimia rose 71% between 1990 and 2023, whether GLP-1s could make things worse, why online prescribers need better eating disorder screening, and why care has to be built around the patient and their family. 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj.. 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

James + Jessica talk about Microsoft claiming “medical superintelligence” with its MAI-DxO diagnostic AI, Coherence Neuro raising $45m for implantable cancer tech, a Queen Mary University of London trial that stimulates a nerve in the ear to lower blood pressure, and why AI should be built to work with doctors, not against them.🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj.. 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

James + Jessica talk about Suki's $90M raise to take AI scribes beyond documentation, a study showing emergency doctors' use of an AI decision support tool dropping from around 68% to 30% over a single shift, and why the best product in the world still fails if it adds friction at 2am.🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj..📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

James, Jessica and Anna from SomX, talk about a Philips ultrasound fault linked to four deaths, Google’s Lancet study on its Amie AI chatbot, Google’s partnership with Flo Health, and why women’s health data shouldn’t sit behind a paywall.🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj.. 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

James + Jessica talk about RFK Jr telling the MAHA Summit that AI gives a better second opinion than any doctor, Grindr paying $250m for PurposeMed, the parent company of Freddie, a wearable penis ring, and why Telemedicine 3.0 is all about meeting people where they are.00:00 - Intro02:58 - AI vs Doctors: The Fight Only the Media is Having26:39 - Grindr Wants to be Your Doctor Now🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj.. 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

James and Jessica dive into this week's healthtech headlines, a CRISPR therapy that halves cholesterol in a first-in-human trial, the Health Foundation's £33bn case for better NHS tech, Oura scrapping its Nasdaq IPO, and why Jessica has broken up with her smart ring.🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Belle and Elin dive into this week's healthtech headlines: Time's Top 500 Healthtech Companies list, Sword Health's discount buyout of Headspace, why cycle syncing workouts have women split, and what's at stake as the FDA weighs approval for the first psychedelic medicine.00:00 - Intro 02:58 - Time's Top 500 Healthtech Companies & Headspace's $300m Sale to Sword Health 16:37 - Menstrual Fitness: Why Some Women Are Cycle Syncing Their Workouts 30:27 - FDA Hearing Weighs Access and Safety for Psychedelic Medicine 39:50 - Outro🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj.. 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jessica and James sit down with pharmacist and NHS non-exec director Mark Duman to talk wearables, patient data, and why AI scribes might be missing the bits that matter most.00:00 - Intro04:04 - Wearables Recap13:33 - AI Scribes May Fail to Capture Patients' Experiences32:52 - IPremom Raise 15M to Help Pregnancy Care🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj...📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

James and Jack Needham break down last night's Health Tech Talks panel with Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hunt MP and Tara Donnelly — including the parts that didn't make it into anyone's LinkedIn post. 00:00 - Post-Event Debrief: Behind the Scenes with Jeremy Hunt & Tara Donnelly13:00 - AI in the NHS: Adoption, Procurement Red Tape & AI Sovereignty37:00 - Craft Over AI Slop: Why Doing Hard Things Matters🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jessica and James from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week.00:00 - Intro: This Week's AI Health Tech Roundup 01:00 - Are Wearables Lying to You About Sleep?15:00 - NHS Rolls Out At-Home Cervical Screening21:00 - Brain Surgery, Therapy Bots & Life-Saving Drones34:00 - Jeremy Hunt Showdown🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health