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Join Jessica and James as they take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views joined by Dr Sioned Fôn Jones, co-founder of BoobyBiome. 

This week: 

[01:26] - How UK-based BoobyBiome Is Advancing Infant Feeding Harnessing the Power of the Breast Milk Microbiome
[24:20] - Maven Clinic expands fertility support for males alongside health coaching program
[46:10] - GE HealthCare launches voice-activated, AI-powered ultrasound machines for women’s health
[59:55] - UK healthtech Elvie raises £9.6m in fresh funding


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Join Aahuti and Huw as they take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views.

This week: 

[14:10] - ‘What we’re seeing is not telehealth’: alarm over doctors using AI and prescribing without seeing patients
[34:55] - A Wearable Tech Gives Pharmas & Therapists Better Feel for Changes in Mental Health
[46:20] - Healthtech Zoe announces 20% cost cutting, detailing redundancy packages

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Join James and Huw as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views.

This week: 

[00:50] - More deal volume, lower check sizes for digital health in Q1, with AI investment leading the pack: Rock Health
[22:30] - Virtual reality eases pain in cancer trial — even the next day
[37:00] - I lead one of the startups accusing Apple of patent infringement. Here’s why Congress should side with us
[47:30] - How UK-based BoobyBiome Is Advancing Infant Feeding Harnessing the Power of the Breast Milk Microbiome


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Join James, Belle and Daisy as they delve into the week’s healthtech news and views.

This week: 

[00:25] - Increasingly sophisticated AI systems can perform empathy, but their use in mental health care raises ethical questions
[23:50] - Sylvia Kang Founds Mira To Fill Gap In Women’s Health Market


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📚 References from this episode: 
Montemayor, C., Halpern, J. & Fairweather, A. In principle obstacles for empathic AI: why we can’t replace human empathy in healthcare. AI & Soc 37, 1353–1359 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01230-zFinset, Arnstein. 2010. Conceptual explorations on person-centered medicine 2010: emotions, narratives and empathy in clinical communication. International Journal of Integrated Care. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.490.Ekman and Krasner 2017; Rosenthal et al. 2011; Roter et al. 1998 cited in Halpern 2014; DiMatteo et al. 1986, 1993; Squier 1990; Eisenthal et al. 1979 cited in Hojat 2009Halpern, Jodi. 2011. 13 Clinical empathy in medical care. In Empathy: From bench to bedside, 229–244. Cambridge: MIT Press.Finset A, Ørnes K (2017) Empathy in the clinician-patient relationship: the role of reciprocal adjustments and processes of synchrony. J Patient Exp 4(2):64–68Mercer et al. 2016; Shanafelt et al. 2002; Shapiro et al. 1989 cited in Ekman & Krasner 2017; Derksen et al. 2013; Gleichgerrcht & Decety 2013 cited in Hooker 2015; Hojat et al. 2013; 2011; Rosenthal et al. 2011; Zachariae et al. 2003 cited in Finset 2010; Bertakis et al. 1991; Beckman et al. 1984; Francis et al. 1969 cited in Hojat 2009Shapiro, Johanna. 2011. 16 The paradox of teaching empathy in medical education. In Empathy: From bench to bedside, ed. Jean Decety, 275–290. Cambridge: MIT Press.Sister Circle Highlights Unbelievable Truth about Women’s Health | LBBOnlineSister Circle charity
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Join Jessica and James as they examine the week’s healthtech news and views, with help from Hassan Chaudhury and Victoria Betton, the team behind the Digital Health Equity Charter.

This week: 

[01:10] - Sign the Equity Charter: Standing up to discrimination in Digital Health
[21:40] -What ‘Digital Transformation’ Means to 3 Health System Execs


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Join Jessica, Belle and Medic Footprints’ Dr Abeyna Bubbers-Jones as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views.

This week: 

[07:45] - Virtual reality headsets calm NHS surgery patients
[18:30] -New research exposes security, privacy, and safety issues in FemTech systems


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