Healthtech Pigeon

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Harry Salt dive into this week's healthtech news with help from Numan's Grace Hatton and SomX's James Somauroo.00:00 - Intro03:02 - NHS Job Cuts: The £1 Billion Bureaucracy Bonfire 12:12 - Women's Health Being Shadow Banned?27:05 - OpenAI Wants To Push Beyond a Core AI Offering🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Harry on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Grace on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s James Somauroo and Curistica's Dr Keith Grimes dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro01:02 - The NHS’s “Wild West” of 10,000 Unchecked Health Apps🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Keith on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro02:26 - NHS launches AI-powered tool to speed up prostate cancer diagnosis16:38 - Do we need AI guardians to protect us from health information overload? // The anatomy of a personal health agentDo you have a project that tackles an urgent priority in women’s health? Ripple Women’s Digital Health Challenge 2025 invites innovators worldwide to join a proven 12-month programme to turn proposals into pilot-ready, patient-facing apps on the Cogniss no-code platform, with expert support. Delivered by Cogniss, the Health Innovation Network (HIN), AWS and SomX, the programme offers clear pathways to piloting and adoption. Applications close on Wed 5 Nov 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time, with judging on Thurs 4 Dec 2025🗞 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

SomX’s Belle Taylor and The BMJ's Helen Surana, dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro02:35 - Government announces Women's Health Strategy to be renewed19:40 - Cyclana Bio raises £5m to boost women's health29:09 - Scientists develop breakthrough approach to detecting endometriosis in menstrual blood🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Helen on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Belle Taylor and Harry Salt, dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro01:50 - Oura hits $11bn valuation after $900m Series E18:41 -First look at Hello Heart’s AI assistant for medication management:🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Harry on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Nick Prentice, healthcare strategist, dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro05:40 - NHS launches virtual hospital23:05 - Lauxera Capital closes €400M health tech fund, bets big on European innovation going global35:00 - Fast-growing healthtech platform Heidi raises $65m and boosts valuation to $465m🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Nick on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro18:40 - NHS launches virtual hospital🗞 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

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Belle Taylor dive into this week's healthtech news with help from Whereby's Niki Loboda and Hannah Jelliman00:00 - Intro02:44 - The State of Virtual Care33:43 - World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025🗞 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🖇 Connect with Niki on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news with help from BoobyBiome's Lydia Mapstone. 00:00 - Intro02:08 - British startup BoobyBiome raises €2.8 million for infant health with breast milk microbiome breakthrough🗞 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 Lydia on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and DNV's Stephen McAdam dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro03:53 - Digital Health Gains Still Out of Reach, BMJ Commission Finds21:12 - Accelerating Digital Health: DNV Ventures invests in Patients Know Best`s global expansion of personal health records🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Stephen on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Belle Taylor dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro01:48 - Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt 18:25 - Soul Machines unveils empathetic AI ‘Digital Workforce’ for healthcare🗞 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

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Amy Thomas dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro02:10 - Are AI Chatbots Making Mental Health Crises Worse? // Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI30:40 - Mounjaro price inequality in full play🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo, Amy Thomas and Taffy Kahari dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro01:40 - The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst18:36 - MND left her without a voice. Eight seconds of scratchy audio gave it back to her🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Taffy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo, Amy Thomas and Hollie Ruda are joined dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro02:34 - Beyond the AI buzz: Nina Capital’s critical view on healthtech hype19:45 - 9 out of 10 Brits changed their lifestyle after clinically-guided at-home blood tests, new study finds🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Hollie on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Amy Thomas are joined Sanome's Benedikt von Thüngen as they dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro01:00 - MEMORI becomes first UK-built, certified software-as-a-medical device for real-time infection prediction27:03 - ChatGPT adds mental health guardrails after reports of bot feeding people’s delusions🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Benedikt on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health