StartUp Health NOW Podcast

StartUp Health NOW Podcast


Latest Episodes

Gamification in Healthcare: How Two Founders Are Using Games to Heal
January 12, 2024

This week, we're talking about gamification in healthcare. Gamification has been a popular buzzword in tech and in health, but it just means using elements we associate with games in non-game contexts

Why the CEO of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Joined StartUp Health’s Health Moonshot Impact Board
January 04, 2024

Since 2020, Charles "Chuck" Henderson has led the American Diabetes Association (ADA) as CEO. In 2023, he joined StartUp Health's Health Moonshot Impact Board, a unique, multi-disciplinary group of st

No More Suffering in Silence: Meet Two Founders Tackling Gut Health
December 15, 2023

On this weeks StartUp Health NOW episode, we're talking about the future of gut health with Jeff Glueck, CEO & Co-founder of Salvo Health, and Swathi Arulguppe, CEO & Founder at BetterMeal AI. There'

10 Years Later: A Health Tech Investor Reflects on Her Early Days at StartUp Health
December 07, 2023

Ten years ago, Irem Rami became one of the first Fellows to join StartUp Health. In her role she helped vet the very first companies to join our community. That was back when it seemed very audacious

How Two Founders Are Using AI to Tackle Wasteful Healthcare Spending
November 30, 2023

On this StartUp Health NOW episode, were talking about wasteful spending in healthcare. This is one of those topics thats hard to put in perspective. The institute of medicine says that 30% of healt

Thriving Seniors: How These Founders Are Upgrading Senior Care from Early Disease Detection to Care Coordination
November 22, 2023

Alzheimers is a terrible disease. Its the most common cause of dementia, impacting around 55 million people globally. Its a leading of death for the elderly, but mortality isnt the worst thing abo

Food as Medicine: The Next Wave of Tech-Enabled Nutrition
November 16, 2023

At StartUp Health were all about whats new and whats next in health, and that often means talking about cutting-edge technology. But sometimes the most radical way to improve is also the simplest.

Why Wingwomen Took the Leap from Virtual Support to Real-World Care for Reproductive Health
November 09, 2023

When Adonica Shaw founded Wingwomen, it was to address a very specific, personal need. Shaw had experienced a difficult pregnancy preeclampsia turned an otherwise healthy pregnancy into a medical em

Neolth Teams Up with NBA Star Kenny Thomas to Bring Mental Health Tools to Kids
November 02, 2023

According to some estimates, out of the HHS, nearly 50% of kids have experienced some kind of mental health challenge. And not just anxiety about an upcoming test or depression over a breakup, but per

These Founders Are Pairing AI + SDoH to Re-humanize Healthcare
October 26, 2023

Our episode this week was recorded during our StartUp Health Studio interviews at the recent HLTH conference in Las Vegas. At the event, a hot topic was how artificial intelligence, specifically gener