Healthcare Industry Thought Leadership

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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.

Leveraging Social Health to Solve Adherence and Compliance Challenges

February 23, 2022

Health Union research identified common patient challenges of medication adherence that healthcare companies can overcome with the help of social health.

5 Situations That Prompt Patients to Engage in Social Health

February 22, 2022

Explore five different situations throughout the patient journey that prompt patients to engage with social health and online health communities.

The Year of Reconnection: Shared Experiences Drive Connection through Social Health

February 9, 2022

Health Union president and COO, Lauren Lawhon, explores the progress made throughout 2021 for patients in online communities and the healthcare industry.

What Healthcare Marketers Should Know About Connecting With Women

November 22, 2021

It’s vital that healthcare marketers connect with women. Women make up 50.8% of the US population and make 80% of the healthcare decisions.

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