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.

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.

Not All Community Platforms Are Created Equal

February 10, 2026

Picking the right community partner matters, especially now. Discover why Health Union is the gold standard for online health communities.

Leading With Lived Experience: Why Rare Disease Leadership Starts With Patients

December 18, 2025

Learn how building community, recognizing expertise, and meeting patients where they are drive industry leadership and high-impact campaigns.

From Patient Education to Product Innovation: Pam Munnelly on Health Union’s Patient-Centered Approach

December 16, 2025

Bridging Empathy and Innovation: Health Union's Pam Munnelly explains how a deep history in patient education drives their product strategy, from responsible AI to self-advocacy tools.

People with COPD want more from their doctors: Here’s what they say

August 14, 2018

Debilitating. Frustrating. Devastating. When asked to describe their condition in one word, COPD patients’ choice of words reveals struggle, fear, misery, and helplessness in Health Union’s COPD In America 2018 survey.

Differences in DMT treatment experiences among people with MS: Here’s what patients say

July 30, 2018

For many people living with multiple sclerosis (MS), treatment decisions can often be nuanced and complicated. In April of 2018, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) released new guidelines about when to begin, change, and end disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for MS patients. MS In America 2018 results may help the healthcare industry gain a broader understanding of people’s experiences, or lack thereof, with DMTs and other MS treatment options.

WHITEPAPER DOWNLOAD: #authenticity How Social Media Can Fuel Growth-Oriented, Sustainable Online Communities

June 28, 2018

Download the full free whitepaper, “#authenticity How Social Media Can Fuel Growth-Oriented, Sustainable Online Communities”

Expanding Patient Voices and Understanding Their Perspectives

Patient Centricity Starts With Patients: Closing the Trial Recruitment Gap

June 27, 2018

There is a lot of talk in the industry about patient centricity, but is it the reality? We talk about putting the needs of patients first and keeping them central in the business decisions we make across the healthcare industry. However, as we discussed on a panel at this year’s DIA 2018 Global Annual Meeting, somehow in the effort to amplify patient centricity, a critical voice is often underrepresented—the voice of the patient.

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