Healthtech Pigeon
Like normal healthtech news but, you know, not boring.
SomX · James Somauroo
Show overview
Healthtech Pigeon has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 195 episodes. That works out to roughly 140 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 35 min and 50 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Health & Fitness show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 22 episodes already out so far this year. Published by James Somauroo.
From the publisher
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. 🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com 🚀 Learn how SomX can help your healthtech company at www.somx.health
Latest Episodes
View all 195 episodesWhat happens when NHS waiting times become searchable?
HLTH Europe 2026 Recap & What Did Midjourney Announce?
How do we get digital health beyond the pilot phase?
Can patients trust pharma with their health data?
What happens when sport, longevity and biohacking collide?
Can AI fix the NHS workforce crisis?
Wearables, Whistleblowers & a Resignation We Did Not Plan For
Can ChatGPT really be trusted by clinicians?
Can the NHS walk away from Palantir?
Ep 185What does the future of healthetch regulation look like?
Jessica and James from SomX chat through all the best news from this week with Hardian Health's Dr Hugh Harvey. 🗞 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
Ep 184Are we headed for a Microsoft monopoly in health AI?
Jessica and Belle from SomX chat through all the best news from this week.31:04 - Introducing Perplexity Health35:48 - How AI is Giving Back Time to NHS Healthcare Teams48:11 - Under 50% of NHS staff receive basic EPR training🗞 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
Ep 183Up to 81% of doctors use AI. So why can't you?
Jessica and James from SomX chat through all the best news from this week.04:14 - Google wants Fitbit to know your medical history. Sure, why not?12:24 - Clinicians are using AI, but would prefer patients not to23:45 - The therapy gap is 1.6 billion people. Limbic wants AI to help🗞 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
Ep 182What is it going to take to see changes in women's health?
Jessica and Belle from SomX chat through all the best news from this week.The conversation PR isn't having about motherhoodHertility Preventative Healthcare Report 2026🗞 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
Ep 181The role of arts in mental health and wellbeing
James from SomX chats through all the best news from this week with Sarah Ticho from The XR Health Alliance🗞 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.healthResourceshttps://www.soulpaint.co/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32139436/
Ep 180Can precision diagnostics be made more accessible?
Jessica from SomX chat through all the best news from this week with Christoph Ruedig from Albion VC and Celestin de Wergifosse from Signatur Bio.🗞 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
Ep 179What does "Explainable AI" in healthcare truly mean?
Jessica from SomX chats through all the best news from this week with Hansen Tsui from Sanome.🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2📩 The Frontline to Future Programme: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=UglbX3rL7EOvsyzDANJf3_3KjfX81WRFnBQLcyAq8E9UNE1LT0JJVUVQS0VVV0ZPUk9HRk84NldLRy4u&route=shorturl
Ep 178Is Apple being cautious, or falling behind in health?
Jessica and Harry from SomX chat through all the best news from this week with Niki Loboda from Whereby and Carlo Alberto Gaetaniello from Serenis.🗞 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
Ep 177Why are scientists using neurons as computers?
Jessica and Harry from SomX explore three stories from the latest edition of the Healthtech Pigeon Newsletter.🗞 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
Ep 176Reliable for Whom? AI & wearables in health
Belle from SomX is joined by Jess Heck and Katrina Baxter-Moore from Jane App, and Andreas Bovens from Whereby. In this episode they delve into this weeks top news picks from the Healthtech Pigeon newsletter.🗞 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
Ep 175Wearable Brain Imaging
James, Jess, and Harry are joined by Patrick Beldon, CEO and Co-Founder at Cortirio, to delve into this weeks neuroscience news and talk about how Cortirio are working on portable brain imaging!Learn more about Cortirio: https://cortirio.com/🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-somauroo/🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicasomauroo/🖇 Connect with Harry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-salt/📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health