SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news.
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02:26 - NHS launches AI-powered tool to speed up prostate cancer diagnosis
16:38 - Do we need AI guardians to protect us from health information overload? // The anatomy of a personal health agent
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SomX’s Belle Taylor and The BMJ's Helen Surana, dive into this week's healthtech news.
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02:35 - Government announces Women's Health Strategy to be renewed
19:40 - Cyclana Bio raises £5m to boost women's health
29:09 - Scientists develop breakthrough approach to detecting endometriosis in menstrual blood
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SomX’s Belle Taylor and Harry Salt, dive into this week's healthtech news.
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01:50 - Oura hits $11bn valuation after $900m Series E
18:41 -First look at Hello Heart’s AI assistant for medication management:
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Nick Prentice, healthcare strategist, dive into this week's healthtech news.
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05:40 - NHS launches virtual hospital
23:05 - Lauxera Capital closes €400M health tech fund, bets big on European innovation going global
35:00 - Fast-growing healthtech platform Heidi raises $65m and boosts valuation to $465m
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news.
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18:40 - NHS launches virtual hospital
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Belle Taylor dive into this week's healthtech news with help from Whereby's Niki Loboda and Hannah Jelliman
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02:44 - The State of Virtual Care
33:43 - World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news with help from BoobyBiome's Lydia Mapstone.
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news with help from BoobyBiome's Lydia Mapstone.
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and DNV's Stephen McAdam dive into this week's healthtech news.
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03:53 - Digital Health Gains Still Out of Reach, BMJ Commission Finds
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Belle Taylor dive into this week's healthtech news.
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01:48 - Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt
18:25 - Soul Machines unveils empathetic AI ‘Digital Workforce’ for healthcare
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Amy Thomas dive into this week's healthtech news.
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02:10 - Are AI Chatbots Making Mental Health Crises Worse? // Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI
30:40 - Mounjaro price inequality in full play
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo, Amy Thomas and Taffy Kahari dive into this week's healthtech news.
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01:40 - The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst
18:36 - MND left her without a voice. Eight seconds of scratchy audio gave it back to her
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo, Amy Thomas and Hollie Ruda are joined dive into this week's healthtech news.
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02:34 - Beyond the AI buzz: Nina Capital’s critical view on healthtech hype
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Amy Thomas are joined Sanome's Benedikt von Thüngen as they dive into this week's healthtech news.
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27:03 - ChatGPT adds mental health guardrails after reports of bot feeding people’s delusions
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Daisy, Belle and Hollie from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.
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01:26 Let a breakthrough in measuring body clocks ease the ills of shiftwork
12:19 Why VC-Backed Longevity Startups Are Dying In A $5 Trillion Wellness Market
23:58 This DNA test can predict if a 5-year-old will be obese as an adult
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SomX’s Amy Thomas, Hollie Ruda and Taffy Kahari dive into this week's healthtech news.
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14:55 - Medical chatbot firm OpenEvidence raises $210m
25:50 - Black women ‘denied pain relief’ on NHS maternity wards
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SomX’s Amy Thomas and Daisy Makin dive into this week's healthtech news with Reset Health's Dr Laura Falvey
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04:55 - Tandem Health raises $50M Series A to scale its AI scribe across the NHS
19:12 - NHS staff unsettled by patients filming care and posting videos on social media
29:20 - Weight loss jabs 'may protect against dementia and stroke', study suggests
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SomX’s Belle Taylor and Huw Penson dive into this week's healthtech news with PocDoc's Steve Roest
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02:25 - Tech-led NHS could boost UK economy by £40bn
29:00 - Samsung to buy US health tech firm Xealth in digital health push
42:50 - Comprehensive policies for scaling systemic and equitable integration of digital health technologies
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SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Huw Penson dive into the NHS 10 Year Plan with Malte Gerhold and Liam Cahill.
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04:00 - 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future
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SomX’s Belle Taylor, Andrew Hair and Leed's Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Dr Fahmid Chowdhury dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories.
00:43 - New AI chest X-ray software to speed up diagnosis and improve patient care
21:35 -NHS plans to DNA test all babies to assess disease risk
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