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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.

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Sep 20, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 20, 2026

    500 Companies, One Very Big Drop (opens the original)

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    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 Psy

  2. Episode · Sep 13, 2026

    Who Owns Your Health Data? (opens the original)

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    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 - Intro 04:04 - Wearables Recap 13:33 - AI Scribes May Fail to Capture Patients' Experiences 32:52 - 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 h

  3. Episode · Sep 6, 2026

    Jeremy Hunt on AI in the NHS: What He Actually Said (opens the original)

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    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 Donnelly 13:00 - AI in the NHS: Adoption, Procurement Red Tape & AI Sovereignty 37:00 - 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: htt

  4. Episode · Aug 30, 2026

    When does AI stop being special? (opens the original)

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    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 Screening 21:00 - Brain Surgery, Therapy Bots & Life-Saving Drones 34:00 - 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

  5. Episode · Aug 16, 2026

    Everything You Didn't Know About the Federated Data Platform (opens the original)

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    Jessica and Jessica from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week with help from Barlett Data's Tom Bartlett. 00:00 – Intro & setup 06:38 – Why Tom spoke out 35:15 – A coordinated campaign? 50:49 – Where FDP falls short 🗞 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

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