PULSE

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PULSE, the podcast, produced by Pulse+IT and hosted by digital health legends Louise Schaper and George Margelis, is an enlightening, entertaining look at global digital health trends and current debates with our hosts’ deep takes on all the latest news in digital health.

  1. 1D AGO

    ChatGPT Loses Its Medical License & NHS Digital Safety Scandal

    Welcome to Pulse: Hot Topics, where Louise and George unpack the big shifts shaping healthcare right now.  Australian MedTech Innovator Wins PM’s Prize A Perth-based researcher-engineer-pathologist wins the Prime Minister’s Prize for New Innovators with two real-world solutions — one that makes finding veins as easy as using a stud finder, and another putting “heart health in a box.” Proof that Australian innovation is alive, practical, and personal. Congrats Dr Nikhilesh Bappoo! ChatGPT Loses Its ‘Medical License’ OpenAI has clipped ChatGPT’s wings, banning personalised medical advice after legal and ethical backlash. We unpack what really changed, the mental health controversies driving the decision, and whether we’re throwing out the baby with the bathwater when it comes to AI in healthcare. AI Drug Development: Promise, Progress, or Just Hype? Billions have poured into AI-driven drug discovery — yet the much-touted pipeline of miracle medicines still hasn’t arrived. We look at why biology keeps humbling the algorithms, why hype outruns results, and what needs to change before AI truly delivers its pharmaceutical revolution. Femtech: The Oura Ring’s Pregnancy Breakthrough A study of over 10,000 pregnancies using data from the Oura Ring gives us the most detailed physiological map of pregnancy ever — all from wearable tech. We explore what this means for women’s health, early warning signs, and whether constant monitoring brings comfort or anxiety. NHS AI Blueprint: Regulation Before Revolution The UK’s NHS unveils a new AI regulation blueprint promising safer, faster adoption of AI across the health system. We discuss whether the world’s most-watched health service has found the right balance between innovation and accountability. NHS Digital Safety Scandal A jaw-dropping study finds that more than 70% of digital health tools in the NHS have no documented safety assurance. We break down what that means for patients, why safety can’t be optional, and what other countries — including Australia — should learn from this wake-up call. Resources: Prime Minister’s Science Prize Winner Pulse+IT story linkDr Nikhilesh Bappoo LinkedInAI Drug Development – turns out it’s hard! Sick Economics articleFemTech: Oura Ring & Pregnancy study Research PaperNHS Digital Safety Crisis study: JMIR linkGlobal Health Connector Online Summit 18-19 November. FREE to register Link Visit Pulse+IT.news to subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material. People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news. Follow us on LinkedIn Louise | George | Pulse+IT Follow us on BlueSky Louise | George | Pulse+IT Send us your questions pulsepod@pulseit.news Production by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric

    43 min

  2. NOV 6

    The case for social prescribing integration into electronic medical records

    Welcome to Pulse: Amplify, where we sit down with the leaders and changemakers shaping the future of health.  In today’s show George and Louise chat with Professor Peter Brooks (clinician academic, health systems & workforce policy), Dr Claire Smith (retired GP; social & environmental determinants advocate), and Dr Frank Nicklason (geriatrician, Tasmanian Health Service) on how social prescribing can be integrated into electronic medical records and why this could be a game changer for clinicians and individuals. Resources: A call to integrate social prescribing into health reforms: Croakey articleSocial prescribing: bringing community back to health? LinkA comparison of social prescribing approaches across twelve high-income countries LinkEffectiveness of Social Prescribing for Mental Health Across Care Intensity Needs: A Pre-Post Evaluation in Australia LinkThe Whitehall Studies and Michael Marmot LinkVisit Pulse+IT.news to subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material. People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news. Follow us on LinkedIn Louise | George | Pulse+IT Follow us on BlueSky Louise | George | Pulse+IT Send us your questions pulsepod@pulseit.news Production by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric

    29 min

  3. OCT 30

    Measuring What Matters: Maturity Tests, Miracle Blood Tests, and the Great Health Data Grab

    Welcome to Pulse: Hot Topics, where Louise and George unpack the big shifts shaping healthcare right now.  Digital Health Maturity: Measuring What Matters Is your health system truly digitally mature — or just good at buying software? We dig into the global frameworks that could finally separate progress from PR. Verily Me: Google’s Bid for Your Health Life A free app that knows your medical history, interprets your blood tests, and gives you health advice — what could possibly go wrong? The GLP-1 Economy: From Gold Rush to Ground Game The weight-loss drug boom is cooling — but who’s cashing in next? Inside the business model pivot reshaping obesity care and chronic health. Melanoma Risk Calculator: Precision Prevention Down Under An Australian tool predicts your personal skin-cancer risk.  Galleri Blood Test: The 50-Cancer Promise A single blood draw that could detect 50 cancers — miracle of modern medicine or the next overhyped moonshot? Resources: Global Digital Health Partnership Maturity Assessments LinkMelanoma Risk Calculator: Pulse+IT linkJoe McDonald’s book, FHIR and Loathing in Las Vegas – LinkVisit Pulse+IT.news to subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material. People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news. Follow us on LinkedIn Louise | George | Pulse+IT Follow us on BlueSky Louise | George | Pulse+IT Send us your questions pulsepod@pulseit.news Production by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric

    39 min

  4. OCT 23

    Joe McDonald on why “Too Big To Fail” Health IT projects are destined for failure

    Welcome to Pulse: Amplify, where we sit down with the leaders and changemakers shaping the future of health.  Today we have a frank and fun conversation with UK author Professor Joe McDonald who has just released a book –FHIR and Loathing in Las Vegas: Collected Essays on the Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychopathology of Big IT.  Joe’s anthology of essays, written over a 13 year timespan track the highs, the lows, the optimism, the realities, the struggles, of the digital transformation of the NHS. George and Louise talk with Jo about some of those learnings, his thoughts on AI, data standards, the future of healthcare, and his advice for others who are passionate about changing the system for the better. Follow Joe on LinkedIn Resources: Joe’s book, FHIR and Loathing in Las Vegas – Link Visit Pulse+IT.news to subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material. People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news. Follow us on LinkedIn Louise | George | Pulse+IT Follow us on BlueSky Louise | George | Pulse+IT Send us your questions pulsepod@pulseit.news Production by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric

    35 min

  5. OCT 16

    No Surgeon, No Physio, No Problem? The Future of You

    Welcome to Pulse: Hot Topics, where Louise and George unpack the big shifts shaping healthcare right now.  AI Physio: No Humans Required? An AI physiotherapist just earned regulatory approval to diagnose and treat patients entirely on its own. Europe says it’s safe — but would you trust an algorithm with your rehab? Remote Surgery Goes Real. A Canadian team has completed the world’s first fully remote neurointerventional procedure — the surgeon wasn’t even in the same hospital. Star Trek, or the start of a new era in emergency care? The Evidence to Shift from Patients to Partners. The Society for Participatory Medicine is done with preaching and ready to prove it. Their new CHAMP initiative aims to measure collaboration in care — because “nice idea” isn’t enough anymore. The NHS ‘Online Hospital’. The UK calls it a “bold new model of care” a national virtual hospital launching in 2027. Louise calls it “telehealth 2.0.” Is this progress, politics, or déjà vu with better branding? AI That Predicts Your Future Health. A model in Nature says it can forecast your risk of 1,000 diseases decades ahead; another in GigaScience claims to predict any health event, any time. Would you want to know when you’re going to die? Resources: Society for Participatory Medicine CHAMP Initiative LinkAI Prediction Model, Delphi-2M Published in Nature LinkAI Prediction Model, ETHOS Published in GigaScience Link Visit Pulse+IT.news to subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material. People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news. Follow us on LinkedIn Louise | George | Pulse+IT Follow us on BlueSky Louise | George | Pulse+IT Send us your questions pulsepod@pulseit.news Production by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric

    45 min

  6. OCT 9

    Rohan Mead & the Business Council of Australia on why Australia needs a bold vision, underpinned by technology, to fix healthcare

    Welcome to Pulse: Amplify, where we sit down with the leaders and changemakers shaping the future of health.  Today we’re thrilled to be joined by Rohan Mead, chief author of the Business Council of Australia’s Health and Care Blueprint, Chair of the BCA Health and Care Services Committee and Australian Unity chief executive. Across 140 recommendations in 6 reform pillars, the Business Council of Australia’s Health and Care Blueprint lays out a bold vision: to modernise our fragmented system, boost productivity, and unlock billions in savings through digital transformation, smarter use of data, and the safe adoption of AI. Together, we unpack: Why BCA wrote the Blueprint, what’s the sense of urgency around health reformThe demographic trends impacting healthWhy digital transformation is keyWhy it’s time to centre healthcare around the consumerInvesting in interoperability and role of governmentsChanging the power dynamics of healthcareHow we build new business models for healthcareThe clinical demarcation changes needed to help fix healthcareAI, regulation and consent – what’s the right model? Resources: Supporting a Healthy and Productive Nation, Business Council of Australia – Link Visit Pulse+IT.news to subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material. People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news. Follow us on LinkedIn Louise | George | Pulse+IT Follow us on BlueSky Louise | George | Pulse+IT Send us your questions pulsepod@pulseit.news Production by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric

    40 min

  7. OCT 2

    The True Cost of Misinformation and Australia's Time HealthTech Moment

    Pulse has a brand-new format — Hot Topics only! Louise and George dive straight into the biggest stories shaping digital health right now. The cost of lies: From the US President’s paracetamol claim to Tina Purnat’s new Lancet paper, we explore why misinformation isn’t just a trust issue but a global operational and financial burden. Wearables grow up: A fresh NEJM survey shows wearables are moving from gimmicks to clinical tools — but will insurers, EHRs, and workflows catch up? Aussie pride: Nine Australian companies make Time’s 2025 Top HealthTech list. From AI to aged care, we unpack how local innovators are scaling globally. Why doctors hate their EPRs: A new UK survey confirms what many clinicians already know — clunky systems slow care. But implementation may matter more than the software itself. One scan, two diagnoses: Australian researchers unveil an AI that predicts cardiovascular risk from mammograms — doubling the impact of routine screening. Resources: Gerontology conference in Hong Kong Link Navigating information space: the role of health-care providers — The Lancet Primary Care Link The information environment as a determinant of health Link Wearable Health Technologies Are on the Rise — NEJM Catalyst Time’s World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025 Link UK EPR Usability Survey Report Link Australian-developed AI algorithm predicts cardiovascular risk using mammograms —Pulse+IT ADHA Digital Health Adviser roles. Applications close 16 October Link Visit Pulse+IT.news to subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material. People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news. Follow us on LinkedIn Louise | George | Pulse+IT Follow us on BlueSky Louise | George | Pulse+IT Send us your questions pulsepod@pulseit.news Production by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric

    43 min

  8. SEP 25

    Dr Charlotte Blease on how our humanness undermines the delivery of healthcare and how AI could help

    In this episode of Pulse, we launch our new alternating format with a deep-dive interview. Louise and George are joined by Dr Charlotte Blease, Associate Professor in Health Informatics at Uppsala University and researcher in Digital Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, to discuss her newly released book Dr Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us and How AI Could Save Lives. Charlotte argues that our very humanness—the biases, blind spots, and emotional complexities of both clinicians and patients—can undermine the delivery of healthcare. Through a mix of anthropology, psychology, and digital health insight, she explores how AI could play a role in improving consultations, reducing information asymmetry, and supporting both patients and clinicians in making better decisions. Together, we cover: Why Charlotte wrote Dr Bot and why it matters nowHow our nature as humans shapes (and sometimes limits) care deliveryThe role of technology in empathy, bias, and knowledge managementPatients’ stories, from everyday encounters to high-profile examples like Lisa Marie Presley and Serena WilliamsWhether we can truly remodel healthcare around the patientThe promises and pitfalls of big tech, surveillance capitalism, and regulation in healthHow AI could shift the culture of medicine, super-charge research, and reimagine the future of healthcareWhether you’re a clinician, innovator, or simply curious about the intersection of medicine and technology, this conversation will get you thinking about the future of care. Resources: Dr Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us and How AI Could Save Lives – available now, releasing in Australia on 11 October (pre-order available)Follow Dr Charlotte Blease on LinkedInTo win a copy of Dr Bot: rate and review the pod in your app of choice, send us a screenshot at pulsepod@pulseit.newsVisit Pulse+IT.news to subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material. People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news. Follow us on LinkedIn Louise | George | Pulse+IT Follow us on BlueSky Louise | George | Pulse+IT Send us your questions pulsepod@pulseit.news Production by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric

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PULSE, the podcast, produced by Pulse+IT and hosted by digital health legends Louise Schaper and George Margelis, is an enlightening, entertaining look at global digital health trends and current debates with our hosts’ deep takes on all the latest news in digital health.

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  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
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