Trends: Healthcare

Patients consult Google pretty regularly for healthcare advice. (Doctors love it.) How regularly? About 1 percent of Google searches are symptom-related. That’s millions of queries about colds, fevers … Read article

Out–are the days of looking good and in–are the days of feeling good, finally. Brands are taking a new approach to reach consumers looking to benefit their health. Today, consumers are looking for mor … Read article

Have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? Don’t fret, now’s a good time to reflect on the previous year. And 2016 was quite a year. Not only was it big for social media platforms (Instagram storie … Read article

Patients increasingly want the same level of customer service at the hospital that they get at the Genius Bar, according to McKinsey & Company research. Respondents said that great customer servic … Read article

Tis the season for giving, forging connections and the flu? Yes, that’s right. Let’s take a look. Give: Rethink Breast Cancer has created thoughtful Give-A-Care products to gift one-by-one or send cur … Read article

My siblings and I didn’t have a pediatrician when we were kids. Everyone in my house saw the family doctor. (Except for daddy, who self-medicated the rare virus with a strict regimen of warm Vernors, … Read article

UberX. UberXL. BLACK. SUV. UberHEALTH? Yes, you read that correctly. UberHEALTH. On October 25, the ride-sharing enterprise advertised their new promotional effort, #UberForHealth. When users in parti … Read article

As we’ve recently seen in the latest Cigna TV spot, celebrities definitely capture our attention. (Especially when Dr. McDreamy is talking to us.) But, does this marketing tactic still resonate? The a … Read article

When my brother’s wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, we bought her a tablet to pass the time during her recovery. She loves to read, so it seemed a good choice. A year later, when my husband’s sis … Read article

Are all your doctor’s appointments up-to-date? Cigna and Zocdoc want to make sure you are taking all preventative healthcare measures. Whether they are enlisting Dr. McDreamy or proposing employees to … Read article