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Kim Fisher on Why Food as Medicine Is at a Tipping Point — And What It Will Take to Get There

From personal diagnosis to pioneering research to a brand-new angel network, Kim Fisher traces the full arc of food and health innovation and makes the case for why founders and investors need to pay attention right now.

Mar 31, 2026

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From Record to Reason: Mehmet Kazgan of cliexa on Building the Brain Behind Healthcare AI

Mehmet Kazgan of cliexa joins Unity Stoakes to make the case that AI scribes are solving the wrong problem, and to explain what clinical reasoning actually looks like when it is running in the background of real patient care.

Mar 27, 2026

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Food as Medicine x AI: Two Pioneering Founders on the Future of Personalized Nutrition

Epicured’s Richard Bennett and Edamam’s Victor Penev explore why food is becoming a core part of care, how reimbursement and consumer demand are accelerating the movement, and where AI fits into the future of personalized nutrition.

Mar 13, 2026

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Reducing Licensing Friction to Unlock Clinician Capacity with Dr. Ian Madom, CEO & Co-founder of Mocingbird

Ian Madom, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon and co-founder of Mocingbird, sits down with Unity Stoakes to discuss how fixing licensing and compliance friction can expand access to care across the U.S.

Mar 5, 2026

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EqualityMD’s Pre-Insurance Strategy to Reduce Care Avoidance and Lower Healthcare Costs

Justin Ayars of EqualityMD shares how a pre-insurance healthcare model can prevent claims, lower costs, and reduce care avoidance for employers and employees.

Feb 24, 2026

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Sana Health Clears a Major Milestone in the Fight Against Chronic Pain

In this Health Moonshot Update, Richard Hanbury of Sana Health reflects on decades of neuromodulation research, global clinical progress, and PTSD studies with the DoD. An FDA De Novo grant for neuropathic pain followed shortly after this conversation was recorded.

Feb 20, 2026

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Sami Inkinen of Virta Health on AI-Native Healthcare and Reversing Metabolic Disease

In this Apollo House 2026 fireside chat, StartUp Health community member Sami Inkinen, CEO & Founder of Virta Health, shares how a personal diagnosis of pre-diabetes led him to build one of the fastest-growing companies in metabolic health.

Feb 13, 2026

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Vinod Khosla on AI Interns, Trust, and Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence

Recorded live at Apollo House 2026, this fireside chat captures a candid, in-the-room conversation between StartUp Health’s Unity Stoakes and entrepreneur, investor, and technologist Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures on AI’s accelerating impact on healthcare.

Feb 6, 2026

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The Caregiving Front Door: How CAREgivers Insight Is Rewiring Home-Clinic Connections

In this Health Moonshot Update, StartUp Health community member Christopher Jue of CAREgivers Insight joins Unity Stoakes to share how empowering caregivers can prevent crises and save the system money.

Jan 29, 2026

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Live from Apollo House: Building the Modern Health Stack in the Age of Superintelligence

Recorded live at StartUp Health’s Apollo House during JPM Healthcare Week, this panel brings together leaders operating at the intersection of healthcare delivery, diagnostics, cloud infrastructure, and AI. Moderated by Angela Shippy, MD, of Amazon Web Services, the conversation explores how AI is moving from point solutions to foundational infrastructure across the modern health stack.

Jan 27, 2026

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Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care: A Conversation with Indira Paharia, PsyD, of VIBEcare

Behavioral health conditions are rising, providers are burned out, and primary care is carrying the load. In this episode, Unity Stoakes sit down with StartUp Health community member Indira Paharia, PsyD, CEO & Co-founder of VIBEcare, to explore how virtual, integrated behavioral health can transform care delivery at scale.

Jan 23, 2026

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From Evidence to Adoption: How datosX Is Redefining Digital Health Validation

Digital health is moving at AI speed, but evidence generation is still stuck in the past.

Jan 20, 2026

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Inside MUTU System: Clinical Validation, Real Outcomes, and a Global Mission to Transform Core & Pelvic Health for Women

Pelvic health conditions affect millions of women, yet most are told to simply cope.

Jan 13, 2026

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Term Limits for an Infinite Age: Esther Dyson & Unity Stoakes on Abundance, Power, and Staying Human in an Age of AI

In this special year-end episode, StartUp Health Co-founder Unity Stoakes has an intimate chat with Esther Dyson – investor, thinker, and StartUp Health Impact Board member – about her upcoming book on term limits, the dangers of abundance, and how to protect our humanity in a world of superintelligent tools.

Dec 23, 2025

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From Personal Journey to Global Mission: Richard Lui on Love, Labor, and Why He Is Leading StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot

Caregiving touches every family, yet caregivers often remain unseen. In this conversation from HLTH in Las Vegas, StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes sits down with Richard Lui, award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and Chief Impact Officer for StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot.

Dec 19, 2025

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Born from Experience: How The Care Hack Is Fixing the Caregiver Crisis

In this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast, Unity Stoakes sits down with Mitul Desai, co-founder of The Care Hack, a member of StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot Community. Desai opens up about the decades-long journey that began when his younger brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and his family became full-time caregivers – with no support, no training, and no roadmap.

Dec 16, 2025

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How EmTech Care Labs’ Care-Wallet Is Changing Dementia Care at Home

StartUp Health community member Aarabi Balasubramanian, CEO & Founder of EmTech Care Labs, joins StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes to share the deeply personal story that inspired Care-WalletTM, her virtual care management platform for families navigating Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Dec 12, 2025

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What Happens After the Doctor Visit? How Starlight Is Reinventing Follow-Up Care

In this episode, StartUp Health community member Nandan Rao, CEO & Founder of Starlight, shares how his company is filling one of the biggest gaps in modern healthcare: what happens after the visit.

Dec 9, 2025

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Meet Cognimark: How Andrew Lu Is Reimagining Brain Health with an AI-Powered Neurology Copilot

In this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast, Unity Stoakes sits down with StartUp Health community member Andrew Lu, CEO & Co-founder of Cognimark, to explore how AI is reshaping dementia care from the ground up.

Dec 2, 2025

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Latest Podcast Episodes

Kim Fisher on Why Food as Medicine Is at a Tipping Point — And What It Will Take to Get There

From Record to Reason: Mehmet Kazgan of cliexa on Building the Brain Behind Healthcare AI

Food as Medicine x AI: Two Pioneering Founders on the Future of Personalized Nutrition

Reducing Licensing Friction to Unlock Clinician Capacity with Dr. Ian Madom, CEO & Co-founder of Mocingbird

EqualityMD’s Pre-Insurance Strategy to Reduce Care Avoidance and Lower Healthcare Costs

Sana Health Clears a Major Milestone in the Fight Against Chronic Pain

Sami Inkinen of Virta Health on AI-Native Healthcare and Reversing Metabolic Disease

Vinod Khosla on AI Interns, Trust, and Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence

The Caregiving Front Door: How CAREgivers Insight Is Rewiring Home-Clinic Connections

Live from Apollo House: Building the Modern Health Stack in the Age of Superintelligence

Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care: A Conversation with Indira Paharia, PsyD, of VIBEcare

From Evidence to Adoption: How datosX Is Redefining Digital Health Validation

Inside MUTU System: Clinical Validation, Real Outcomes, and a Global Mission to Transform Core & Pelvic Health for Women

Term Limits for an Infinite Age: Esther Dyson & Unity Stoakes on Abundance, Power, and Staying Human in an Age of AI

From Personal Journey to Global Mission: Richard Lui on Love, Labor, and Why He Is Leading StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot

Born from Experience: How The Care Hack Is Fixing the Caregiver Crisis

How EmTech Care Labs’ Care-Wallet Is Changing Dementia Care at Home

What Happens After the Doctor Visit? How Starlight Is Reinventing Follow-Up Care

Meet Cognimark: How Andrew Lu Is Reimagining Brain Health with an AI-Powered Neurology Copilot

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Latest Podcast Episodes

Kim Fisher on Why Food as Medicine Is at a Tipping Point — And What It Will Take to Get There

From Record to Reason: Mehmet Kazgan of cliexa on Building the Brain Behind Healthcare AI

Food as Medicine x AI: Two Pioneering Founders on the Future of Personalized Nutrition

Reducing Licensing Friction to Unlock Clinician Capacity with Dr. Ian Madom, CEO & Co-founder of Mocingbird

EqualityMD’s Pre-Insurance Strategy to Reduce Care Avoidance and Lower Healthcare Costs

Sana Health Clears a Major Milestone in the Fight Against Chronic Pain

Sami Inkinen of Virta Health on AI-Native Healthcare and Reversing Metabolic Disease

Vinod Khosla on AI Interns, Trust, and Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence

The Caregiving Front Door: How CAREgivers Insight Is Rewiring Home-Clinic Connections

Live from Apollo House: Building the Modern Health Stack in the Age of Superintelligence

Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care: A Conversation with Indira Paharia, PsyD, of VIBEcare

From Evidence to Adoption: How datosX Is Redefining Digital Health Validation

Inside MUTU System: Clinical Validation, Real Outcomes, and a Global Mission to Transform Core & Pelvic Health for Women

Term Limits for an Infinite Age: Esther Dyson & Unity Stoakes on Abundance, Power, and Staying Human in an Age of AI

From Personal Journey to Global Mission: Richard Lui on Love, Labor, and Why He Is Leading StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot

Born from Experience: How The Care Hack Is Fixing the Caregiver Crisis

How EmTech Care Labs’ Care-Wallet Is Changing Dementia Care at Home

What Happens After the Doctor Visit? How Starlight Is Reinventing Follow-Up Care

Meet Cognimark: How Andrew Lu Is Reimagining Brain Health with an AI-Powered Neurology Copilot

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