Healthcare Industry Thought Leadership

Health Union’s data-driven industry conversations help pharma make smarter, more effective decisions. Check out our latest thought leadership pieces below.

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Debunking the 5 Biggest Myths About Community-Based Advertising

March 2, 2026

This article explores the 2026 shift in pharma marketing, debunking five common misconceptions to position online health communities as essential strategic powerhouses.

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Bridging the Gap: Tailoring Research for Hard-to-Engage Patient Populations

February 24, 2026

Explore strategic ways to engage hard-to-reach patient populations by prioritizing humility, empathetic design, and flexible research methodologies over standard demographic data

Case Study: Beyond the Target List

February 20, 2026

Learn how data-driven HCP audience expansion reignited a mature pharma brand.

Influencer Certification Playbook? We Wrote It Years Ago.

February 17, 2026

Discover how a decade of rigorous training, regulatory mastery, and certified patient expertise transforms influencer marketing into a compliant gold standard for pharma brands.

Bringing Patient Centricity to Life: Health Union’s Social Health Network

December 7, 2022

Health Union’s Social Health Network builds health leaders into confident and trustworthy partners for the healthcare industry. Here’s why that matters.

Patient and Caregiver Perspectives: How Pharma Can Improve the Chronic Condition Experience

November 30, 2022

Two health leaders share wins, challenges and opportunities they’ve faced as patient and caregiver to help pharma improve the chronic condition experience.

Understanding Rare Conditions: Support & Connection

November 8, 2022

The internet has allowed people living with chronic conditions to find information, connection and support that might not have been readily available.

Socially Driven Insights Illuminate Real-Time Patient Needs

November 7, 2022

Survey data like Health Union’s “In America” socially driven insights add more context and recency for understanding patient needs in real, actionable ways.

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