In the first show of season 2, the Healthusiasm panel debates: 

1. The value of providing rewards in health management
2. The opportunities Barbie could bring in health & self-care

On top of that, the panel also briefly touches upon: 

• How King Charles helps 40 women with natural fertility treatments on World IVF day
• Apple’s new patent to turn Airpods into health devices
• Hims & Hers launching mints as erectile disfunction medication
• Patients on Medicare Advantage having claims denied based on AI
• The World Health Organisation launching “Human Functioning” as a new way of thinking about health
• The Paris Syndrome
• Sweatcoin being the most downloaded health & self-care app.
• Tiny surgical robots transforming detection and treatment of cancers 
• GoodRx rewarding patients to increase adherence
• Mayo Clinic testing Google’s Med-PaLM 2 AI chat technology
• Start-up Alba Health providing digital gut health support for children
• South Koreans turning one year younger on the 28th of June
• Amazon ramping up their healthcare strategy with Clinic and HealthScribe
• Whether AI can be combined with fax machines to unburden hospitals 

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