Dr. James Somauroo, Contributor

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New Study Shows This Bracelet Knows When Women Are Most Fertile

Ava Science Inc tracks multiple physiological parameters using its fertility bracelet to identify women’s most fertile days – a new study has shown this to be 90% accurate.

Tech Companies Respond To The Opioid Crisis Whilst Pharma Executives Face Criminal Charges

More than 130 people in the United States die every day from overdosing on opioids and the economic burden of prescription opioid misuse in the United States, is $78.5 billion a year. Top pharmaceutical executives are facing criminal prosecutions and t…

How One Patient-Entrepreneur Is Impacting 100M Patients Worldwide

Robin Farmanfarmaian is a healthtech expert, angel investor, global speaker and best-selling author. I spoke to Robin about living with autoimmune disease and why she became motivated to positively impact 100M patients worldwide through healthtech inno…

Google, Calm and Headspace Among Tech Companies Offering Advice During Mental Health Awareness Week

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and I’ve been asking tech companies to tell me about what they’re doing to promote positive mental health. In their companies and through their products.

Apple Health Partner ‘LetsGetChecked’ Raises $30 Million Series B

LetsGetChecked, a direct-to-consumer at-home health testing platform, has just raised $30M in Series B financing.

Tech Giants and Angry Birds: Why Finland Is The Place To Start A Company

The World Happiness Report named Finland the happiest place to live, but it’s also a hotbed for entrepreneurs for a few key reasons.

Louis Theroux Investigates Depression, Anxiety And Psychosis In New Mums

Pregnancy, childbirth and the mental health conditions that can follow can be frightening, intense and debilitating. Louis Theroux’s new documentary investigates and femtech startups are raising big money to tackle the physical and mental challenges wo…

TV’s Doctor Christian Jessen Backs Vaping As New Study Points to Major Benefits

Vaping is the new kid on the block when it comes to helping people quit smoking. Should we consider vaping as using a valuable healthtech/medical device?

A Serious Mental Health Crisis Is Turning Doctors To Drugs

Today, a new report by the British Medical Association (BMA), the trade union that represents all doctors in the UK, has highlighted a serious mental health crisis within the medical profession.

Healthtech Stories: An Insomnia Patient Turned Tech Entrepreneur Tackling Mental Health

Peter Hames is cofounder and CEO of Big Health. His difficulties with insomnia led him to create their first product, Sleepio, which is a digital sleep improvement program that allows patients to recover without medications.