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HTC Podcast Picks

11 standout episodes from the industry's best shows - real conversations with the people building health tech, curated by our editorial desk.

✦ HTC Podcast Picks curate the industry's best audio. Summaries are our own; episodes and all rights belong to the credited shows - links open the original episode pages.
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How AI Is Revolutionizing Healthcare

HLTH Matters · Kimberly Powell, VP of Healthcare, NVIDIA

Powell maps AI's reach across drug discovery, surgery, and clinical documentation - including generative AI 'digital human' teammates - and the guardrails needed for privacy, security, and bias.

Listen at HLTH Matters ↗Feb 2025
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The New Care Dyad

The Heart of Healthcare · Dr. Karen DeSalvo, fmr. Chief Health Officer, Google

DeSalvo examines how search, chatbots, and AI models became patients' first stop for health information - and what that means for clinicians, regulators, and the primary care workforce.

Listen at The Heart of Healthcare ↗Feb 2026
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Making Clinical AI Work: Workflow-Native Automation

Outcomes Rocket · Nikhil Buduma, Co-Founder & CEO, Ambience Healthcare

The case for AI that lives inside clinical workflows - unifying pre-charting, ambient documentation, and coding in one platform - plus adoption hurdles and compliance realities.

Listen at Outcomes Rocket ↗Nov 2025
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AI Could Save 500,000 Lives and $1.5 Trillion a Year

Fixing Healthcare · Dr. Robert Pearl, fmr. CEO, Permanente Medical Group

Pearl argues LLMs, telemedicine, and chronic-disease AI assistants could prevent hundreds of thousands of complications a year - while weighing bias, liability, and workforce concerns.

Listen at Fixing Healthcare ↗Apr 2025
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Scaling Mental Health Access Through AI

Raising Health (a16z) · Neil Parikh & Daniel Cahn, Co-Founders, Slingshot AI

Building foundation models for psychology: how AI chat-based tools can expand access to subclinical mental health support and empower both therapists and patients.

Listen at Raising Health (a16z) ↗Mar 2025
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Digital Therapeutics Tailwinds

Digital Health Today · Panel: Dr. Jenna Carl, Andy Molnar, Marty Culjat, Kirsten Tullia

A panel takes stock of the DTx industry's rebound: Medicare and Medicaid coverage expansion, evolving reimbursement, software-wearable integration, and investor sentiment.

Listen at Digital Health Today ↗Aug 2024