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Healthtech Pigeon

Healthtech Pigeon

When does AI stop being special?

Aug 30, 2026 · 44 min · 10 segments

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…

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 https://somx.health

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…

Speakers: James SomaurooHostJessica SmithHost

Top entities: Artificial intelligence×19 National Health Service×17 Jeremy Hunt×8 Direct-to-consumer×4 Oura×3

This Week in Health Tech0:00 – 0:52

James SomaurooHost

0:00

.

James SomaurooHost

0:05

Hey everyone, welcome to Health Tech Pigeon, bringing you the top health tech news stories and analysis every single week.

James SomaurooHost

0:13

With me this week, I have Jessica, also from Somex, and we're going to be talking about basically everything that's in the newsletter this week, because on one hand, there's AI-assisted everything.

James SomaurooHost

0:22

So there's AI-assisted, genuinely, this is all in the newsletter this week, AI-assisted brain surgery, AI-assisted voice therapy, AI-assisted prostate water jet surgery, AI-assisted AI assisted screening for pathology.

James SomaurooHost

0:37

It's all happening.

James SomaurooHost

0:37

There's also some robot submarines and some other stuff as well.

James SomaurooHost

0:42

So cool stuff in health tech vision this week.

Jessica SmithHost

0:45

Are we just living in an AI fever dream?

James SomaurooHost

0:47

Well, one might argue.

James SomaurooHost

0:51

There's some other stuff as well, though.

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Artificial intelligenceEntityProfessional field
98%19 mentions
National Health ServiceGovernment OrganizationGovernment department
93%17 mentions
Jeremy HuntPersonMember of Parliament of the United Kingdom
89%8 mentions
Direct-to-consumerEntity
84%4 mentions
OuraCompanyCompany
80%3 mentions
MedicareEntity
75%3 mentions
World Wide WebEntity
70%1 mention
HealthEntity
66%1 mention
London Ambulance ServiceGovernment OrganizationGovernment agency
61%2 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
57%2 mentions
LondonCityCapital of England
52%2 mentions
AustraliaCountryCountry in Oceania
48%1 mention
InstagramSoftware ApplicationSocial networking service
43%1 mention
Large language modelEntity
39%2 mentions
ElectroencephalographyEntityDiagnostic evaluation
34%1 mention
Prime Minister's QuestionsEntity
30%2 mentions
Hazardous Area Response TeamEntity
25%1 mention
City of LondonCityCity in England
20%1 mention
PalestiniansEntityEthnicity
16%1 mention
Piers MorganPersonBroadcaster
11%1 mention
GoogleCompanyTechnology corporation
5%1 mention
National Institute for Health and Care ResearchEntity
5%1 mention

AI-Assisted SurgeryTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > AI in Healthcare
Sleep TrackingHealth > Healthcare > Health Technology > Wearable Devices
Consumer ProtectionHealth > Healthcare > Legal Issues > Class Action Lawsuits
AI in DiagnosticsTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > AI in Healthcare > AI-Assisted Surgery
HPV TestingHealth > Public Health > Preventive Healthcare
At-Home Testing KitsHealth > Public Health > Preventive Healthcare > HPV Testing
Influencer MarketingMarketing > Healthcare Marketing > Consumer Behavior
Ethics in MarketingMarketing > Healthcare Marketing > Consumer Behavior > Influencer Marketing
HealthcareHealth
Public HealthHealth
Legal IssuesHealth > Healthcare
Wearable DevicesHealth > Healthcare > Health Technology
Class Action LawsuitsHealth > Healthcare > Legal Issues
Healthcare MarketingMarketing
AI in HealthcareTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
Health TechnologyHealth > Healthcare
Preventive HealthcareHealth > Public Health
Consumer BehaviorMarketing > Healthcare Marketing
Health
Technology
Marketing
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology

This Week in Health Tech0:00 – 0:52

James SomaurooHost

0:00

.

James SomaurooHost

0:05

Hey everyone, welcome to Health Tech Pigeon, bringing you the top health tech news stories and analysis every single week.

James SomaurooHost

0:13

With me this week, I have Jessica, also from Somex, and we're going to be talking about basically everything that's in the newsletter this week, because on one hand, there's AI-assisted everything.

James SomaurooHost

0:22

So there's AI-assisted, genuinely, this is all in the newsletter this week, AI-assisted brain surgery, AI-assisted voice therapy, AI-assisted prostate water jet surgery, AI-assisted AI assisted screening for pathology.

James SomaurooHost

0:37

It's all happening.

James SomaurooHost

0:37

There's also some robot submarines and some other stuff as well.

James SomaurooHost

0:42

So cool stuff in health tech vision this week.

Jessica SmithHost

0:45

Are we just living in an AI fever dream?

James SomaurooHost

0:47

Well, one might argue.

James SomaurooHost

0:51

There's some other stuff as well, though.