Podcast Episodes

Can AI Build the First New Pharma Giant in Decades? | Formation Bio CEO Ben Liu

Episode 239

Over the last decade, the number of drug candidates entering development has doubled, yet the number of successful drug approvals remains flat at ~50…

9 hours ago

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Building A Healthcare Unicorn In Three Years | Assort Health Founders Jeff Liu and Jon Wang

Episode 238

They built a $1.2 billion healthcare AI company in under three years, but they say the hardest part of healthcare AI isn't the AI.

This week, Halle si…

1 week ago

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📣 Digital Health Download: July 2026

Episode 237

July marks five years of The Heart of Healthcare, and we're grateful for every listener who's tuned in. If you've enjoyed the show, please show your …

2 weeks ago

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Healthcare’s Oppenheimer Moment | Listener Q&A

Episode 236

Back by popular demand, 3x Heart of Healthcare guest Eric Larsen joins Steve to answer listener questions on healthcare's AI revolution. Drawing on t…

3 weeks ago

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How AI Changed Healthcare Fundraising and Venture Capital

Episode 235

Healthcare AI funding is booming, but the money is flowing to fewer companies than ever before. As investors pour capital into a small group of break…

4 weeks ago

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What Healthcare Can Learn From Waymo | Qualified Health founder and CEO Justin Norden

Episode 234

Autonomous vehicles may be the closest real-world example of AI operating in life-and-death situations at scale. Justin Norden believes healthcare ha…

1 month ago

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📣 Digital Health Download: June 2026

Episode 233

Healthcare is simultaneously propping up the US economy and facing one of its most uncertain moments in years.

This month, Halle and Steve unpack the …

1 month, 1 week ago

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Investing in “Whole Person Care” | Lance Armstrong

Episode 232

Most careers don’t follow a straight line. But few require starting over in full view of the public.

This week, Halle sits down with Lance Armstrong t…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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How AI Will Finally Make Healthcare Deflationary | Eric Larsen

Episode 231

AI in healthcare may be entering a new chapter, one where the biggest question is no longer whether the technology works, but who is willing to deplo…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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What It Takes To Scale Care With AI | Akido Labs CEO Prashant Samant

Episode 230

Medicaid reimbursements are shrinking, providers are pulling back, and vulnerable populations are losing access to care. Akido Labs is betting that A…

2 months ago

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