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Innovation in Action: Leveraging KOLs and AI for Unrivaled Brand Advocacy

October 14, 2025

HCPs trust their peers more than anyone, but they're also busier than ever. Learn how to leverage the credibility of KOLs and the power of AI to deliver vital information.

Two female Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) in lab coats reviewing glowing digital data and medical information on a screen, demonstrating a modern, high-tech approach to community and collaboration

Building a Better Bridge: Why a Dedicated Community is the Future of HCP Engagement

October 7, 2025

In the battle for HCP attention, the loudest voice doesn't win—the most trusted one does.

The Missing Link: Marrying Clinical Data with Patient Insights

September 30, 2025

Discover how connecting hard data with human experience is the key to unlocking richer provider-patient conversations and stronger brand advocacy.

A Catalyst for Connection: How a Crackdown on DTC Ads Could Transform Pharma Ads to Better Serve Patients

September 24, 2025

The future of health advertising belongs to thoughtful, digitally-driven, opted-in media and specialized content that prioritizes patient education and advocacy above all else.

Moderation: An online health community tool for understanding, not just responding

January 22, 2019

Moderation is a key component of Health Union’s approach to community development. Hear first-hand from the people who are immersed in our communities and why Health Union’s approach works through this Q&A with Kristine Zerkowski, Vice President of Community Development.

Committed to the Public Health Sector: A New Year’s Resolution We Can Keep

December 20, 2018

While our office is wrapping up the end of the year, celebrating our accomplishments and the relationships we’ve built with one another, we’re spending a lot of time crunching numbers to quantify the kind of impact we’ve made this year as a business.

Five Simple Ways to Improve Clinical Trial Recruitment

December 13, 2018

Health Union often partners with study sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) to supplement clinical trial recruitment efforts. Based on this experience, here are five simple suggestions for CROs to help guide patients from the point at which they express interest in a study through to completion.

The Patient and Caregiver Journeys are Interconnected: Addressing caregivers’ needs can make both experiences better

November 29, 2018

Day in and day out, we observe how a chronic condition or cancer diagnosis not only impacts the patient but their loved ones, as well. The comments and conversation reveal the ripple effect that occurs, and how the diagnosis impacts everyone in the family–often times it can feel as though they have received the diagnosis themselves. Caregivers step forward in recognition of their loved one’s need for care, compassion and support.

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