Blog June 18, 2019
Live from Cannes Lions Health: That headline was one of the first comments in a panel on the world’s second largest healthcare market. It means: if something is wrong, they treat you; but you have to know something’s wrong.
Blog June 18, 2019
Live from Cannes Lions Health: Atilla Cansun, the CMO at Merck Consumer Health (now part of P&G Health), was back at Cannes this year to talk more about love. Brand love, that is.
Blog June 18, 2019
Live from Cannes Lions Health: When we heard one of our Syneos Health alums was presenting at Cannes Lions, we knew we had to be there. Frank Mazzola is now the Chief Creative Officer at 21GRAMS.
Blog June 17, 2019
AI is to 2019 what blockchain was to 2018. Beyond the buzz, what could AI actually mean for the healthcare industry?
Blog June 17, 2019
Live from Cannes Lions Health: Gayle King, co-host of CBS THIS MORNING and editor-at-large of O, the Oprah Magazine, is at Lions Health. She brought together a great panel from Thrive, P&G and Endeavor to talk about how to use creativity to fuel health, habits and humanity.
Blog June 17, 2019
Live from Cannes Lions Health: Andrea Bell, Director of Insight and Executive Editor at WGSN, shared her perspective on the top five trends changing healthcare. Check out the highlights.
Blog June 17, 2019
Live from Cannes Lions Health: Andrew Barraclough, Vice President of Global Design and Innovation at GlaxoSmithKline, is committed to making design a powerful partner for change in every aspect of customer experience.
Blog June 17, 2019
Live from Cannes Lions Health: The first day of Cannes Lions kicked off with a quote from the famous Bill Bernbach: “All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgarize that society. We can brutalize it. Or we can help lift it onto...
Blog June 12, 2019
We’ve seen telehealth services offer virtual doctor’s appointments right from a smartphone. But now, online Rx startups are offering even more convenience – ditching an appointment with a doctor altogether to provide generic prescription drugs straight to your doorstep.
Blog June 11, 2019
At the BrightInsight Ecosystem Event, which explores use cases and best practices in digital health, Harvard Business School Professor Gary Loveman shared some lessons for health care professionals gleaned from his unconventional career path.
Blog June 10, 2019
Missed BIO 2019? Among the conversations about new innovations, pricing and access, public policy was the topic on everyone’s minds. We’ve got a recap for you in this week’s edition of The Week That Was.
Blog June 5, 2019
Social determinants of health (SDoH) are defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.” These non-biologic factors are driven by uneven distribution of money, power and resources.
Blog June 4, 2019
Recently, the World Health Organization classified “video game addiction” as a mental health disorder.
Blog June 3, 2019
As the industry awaits a potential executive order on transparency around healthcare costs, we took a look at some transparency tools, and where they’re falling short.
Blog May 29, 2019
In 2018, lung cancer accounted for approximately 25 percent of all cancer deaths – making it the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in both men and women in the U.S.
Blog May 28, 2019
A $60 million federal program is aiming to bring the benefits of precision medicine to a diverse spread of Wisconsin communities.
Blog May 23, 2019
The World Health Organization released a new set of guidelines detailing 12 modifiable risk factors associated with the development of dementia and how to best combat it as people age.
Blog May 21, 2019
About 46.6. million adults in the U.S. experience mental illness in a given year. With mental health at the forefront of most conversations today, companies and organizations have been working together to provide solutions for those suffering from a variety of conditions.
Blog May 20, 2019
As drug pricing continues to be under the microscope, it’s a tough environment for drug makers. In this week’s edition of The Week That Was, we explain one way they can communicate value.
Blog May 15, 2019
Health care was a central part of the discussion at this year’s Facebook F8. A new tool called “Health Support” will enable all Facebook users to obtain community support for their specific health care needs.
Blog May 13, 2019
There’s a lot to be learned from Boeing’s reputational challenges – and their early efforts to start rebuilding trust among pilots, flight attendants and customers. We’ve analyzed their progress in this week’s issue of The Week That Was.
Blog May 9, 2019
With plans to enroll as many as 150,000 American senior citizens, Johnson & Johnson is collaborating with Apple on HEARTLINE, a revolutionary new study to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib), a potentially lethal condition that can lead to heart palpitations and stroke.
Blog May 9, 2019
The retail apocalypse. It’s the looming reality that many of our favorite brick and mortar stores are closing their doors as online giants like Amazon swoop in and drive consumers toward digital alternatives.
Blog May 9, 2019
Last week, many Amazon Prime members received more than their usual flow of order confirmations and shipping notifications, with the retail leviathan inviting some users to “Meet PillPack, a new member of the Amazon family.”
Blog May 6, 2019
What do vacationers on a cruise ship in St. Lucia, Avengers fans in California and some Brooklyn residents have in common? Check out the Week That Was for the answer.
Blog April 30, 2019
Based on data from the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study, one of the largest-ever clinical trials for depression, a startup called Taliaz is helping physicians pick the right antidepressant therapy off the bat.
Blog April 30, 2019
Recently, many news headlines have been focused on mental health-related situations. We’ve seen everything from suicides of survivors of gun violence and Olympic athletes to class action lawsuits against health insurance companies for negligence of mental health care.
Blog April 30, 2019
We all know millennials as the face of the health and wellness movement – at least according to their Instagram feeds – but, a recent survey shows that they may not be as healthy as we think they are.
Blog April 29, 2019
You may have seen a lot of recent reporting on “loss of coverage” for Americans. But what are some of the reasons why more and more Americans are going without health insurance – and what does that mean to the industry?
Blog April 25, 2019
Nobody wants their doctor to say, “you’re losing your hearing,” but for the 48 million Americans suffering from hearing loss, most dread the idea of the clunky, uncomfortable hearing aids of yester-year.
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