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This podcast has
208 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
SomX
Explicit
No
Date created
2022/06/25
Latest episode
2026/10/25
Average duration
48 min.
Release period
9 days

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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. ๐Ÿฆ Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ๐Ÿš€ Learn how SomX can help your healthtech company at www.somx.health

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Scribes Are Just the Start, Accurarcy Isn't Adoption
2026/10/25
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. ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.comโœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj..๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
Can We Trust Healthtech When the Connection Drops?
2026/10/18
James, Jessica and Anna from SomX, talk about a Philips ultrasound fault linked to four deaths, Googleโ€™s Lancet study on its Amie AI chatbot, Googleโ€™s partnership with Flo Health, and why womenโ€™s health data shouldnโ€™t sit behind a paywall. ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj.. ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
Finally the Wearable Penis Ring Exists
2026/10/11
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 ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj.. ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
Is Your Smart Ring Gaslighting You?
2026/10/04
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 ยฃ33bn case for better NHS tech, Oura scrapping its Nasdaq IPO, and why Jessica has broken up with her smart ring. ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.comโœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
500 Companies, One Very Big Drop
2026/09/20
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 ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj.. ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
Who Owns Your Health Data?
2026/09/13
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 ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.comโœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQj...๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
Jeremy Hunt on AI in the NHS: What He Actually Said
2026/09/06
James and Jack Needham break down last night's Health Tech Talks panel with Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hunt MP and Tara Donnelly โ€” including the parts that didn't make it into anyone's LinkedIn post.ย  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 ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2 ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
When does AI stop being special?
2026/08/30
Jessica and James from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week. 00:00 - Intro: This Week's AI Health Tech Roundupย 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 ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2 ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
Everything You Didn't Know About the Federated Data Platform
2026/08/16
Jessica and Jessica from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week with help from Barlett Data's Tom Bartlett. 00:00 โ€“ Intro & setup06:38 โ€“ Why Tom spoke out35:15 โ€“ A coordinated campaign?50:49 โ€“ Where FDP falls short ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2 ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
The AI Mental Health Reckoning
2026/08/09
Jessica from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week with help from Aahuti Rai. Mental Health Innovation Showcase, Hale House โ€” 15 September, London https://harleystreethealthdistrict.com/event/mental-health-innovation-showcase-returns-to-harley-street-health-district/ ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2 ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
How do you sell a business without selling out?
2026/07/19
James is joined by Dr Tommy Perkins, co-founder of Medics' Money, days after he and co-founder Dr Ed Cantelo sold the business outright to Pastest. Tommy tells the whole story: founding Medics' Money on the day his first daughter was born, the free tax rebate guide that has now saved doctors close to ยฃ80m, and the deliberate decision to bet on email and podcasting long before either was fashionable. It is a masterclass in leading with value, building a genuine community rather than a mailing list to sell to, and earning the trust of a hard to reach audience. Then they get into the exit itself. Why sell a profitable, bootstrapped, 100% owned business at all, why Pastest (a family business that has supported doctors through exams since 1972), and what the next two years look like for Tommy inside a bigger company. Tommy also gives a refreshingly candid, practical walkthrough of how anyone can estimate a private company's sale price using Companies House data, typical industry margins and EBITDA multiples. James returns the favour with the real numbers behind Healthtech Pigeon and where SomX is placing its bets. Along the way: the doctor creator economy and the four levels of monetisation, why vertically integrated creators win, how AI now lets a two person team do the work of ten, the death of legacy media and the rise of niche distribution, the case for building in public (and why Tommy didn't), and why he is still practising medicine two and a half days a week through all of it. Connect with Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-perkins-138864149 Learn more about Medics' Money: https://medicsmoney.co.uk Medics' Money x Pastest: https://www.pastest.com/pages/medics-money Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.com This podcast was brought to you by SomX - https://somx.health Resources: Medics' Money - https://medicsmoney.co.uk Pastest acquires Medics' Money (BusinessCloud) - https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/edtech-pastest-acquires-financial-platform-medics-money/ Pastest - https://www.pastest.com Companies House - https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk GP Bullhound - https://www.gpbullhound.com
Can One Website Help Patients Beat NHS Waiting Lists?
2026/07/12
James and Jessica from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week with help from Dr Mustafa Ghafouri, creator of https://hospitalwaits.co.uk/ ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2 ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
Are we tracking too much, or not enough?
2026/07/05
Jessica and Anna from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week. ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2 ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
What happens when NHS waiting times become searchable?
2026/06/28
Jessica and James from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week. 00:00 - Intro01:49 - A doctor built the NHS waiting-times comparison the e-RS dashboard wonโ€™t give you 14:03 - Pastest buys Medicsโ€™ Money, and the โ€œdoctor life-adminโ€ stack quietly consolidates 21:02 -Meanwhile, the NHS throws ยฃ8m at AI to shrink those same waiting lists ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2 ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
HLTH Europe 2026 Recap & What Did Midjourney Announce?
2026/06/21
James from SomX chatted through all the best news from HLTH 2026, with Motic's Harvinder Power. ๐Ÿ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com โœ๏ธ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2 ๐Ÿ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

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