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EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 1H 7M

#446: Is AI giving clinicians empathy back?

from The Healthtech Podcast · host Dr. James Somauroo

This week, James is joined by Dr Kishan Rees, Senior Director for Global Video & Digital Content Strategy at Bayer, to unpack why healthcare's communication problem is now its biggest patient-safety problem. They get into medical misinformation, why patients are turning to AI chatbots over clinicians, and what pharma can learn from broadcast journalism.Connect with Kishan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkishanrees/Learn more about Bayer: https://www.bayer.comApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comThis podcast was brought to you by SomX.

This week, James is joined by Dr Kishan Rees, Senior Director for Global Video & Digital Content Strategy at Bayer, to unpack why healthcare's communication problem is now its biggest patient-safety problem. They get into medical misinformation, why patients are turning to AI chatbots over clinicians, and what pharma can learn from broadcast journalism.Connect with Kishan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkishanrees/Learn more about Bayer: https://www.bayer.comApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comThis podcast was brought to you by SomX.

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