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| Apr 20, 2023
TikTok’s new report on teen safety is part of an ongoing effort by the app to ease scrutiny: After Instagram’s bombshell report about teen health earlier this year, platforms like TikTok and Snap are racing to show regulators, users, and advertisers that they don’t share the same issues.
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| Nov 19, 2021
While Meta struggles with innovation and attracting younger users, at Snapchat, innovation and Gen Z users are in high supply. So why is the company struggling?
“Snap doesn’t lack when it comes to innovation,” our analyst Jasmine Enberg said on a recent episode of our “Behind the Numbers” podcast. “But there are serious questions about the health of its core business, and it really needs to focus on turning those things around.”
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| May 17, 2023
Health literacy, healthcare literacy could definitely be an important thing for anyone, particularly people at the start of their healthcare journeys in the U.S. The one thing that stuck out to me, Rajiv, from your research, is that cost is a big deal too. Data points to back that up.
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| Aug 15, 2023
On today's episode, we discuss what omnichannel healthcare should look like, how patients are using social media to find health information, and why physicians don't want to review their patients' wearable data. "In Other News," we talk about what will happen moving forward regarding patient health information being shared for advertising purposes and why Best Buy is teaming up with Atrium Health. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Rajiv Leventhal and Lisa Phillips.
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| Mar 13, 2023
Health, personal care, and beauty will be the retailer’s fastest-growing product category this year. Our forecast expects cosmetics and beauty sales alone to grow 14% year over year (YoY). Amazon’s scale makes customer acquisition a lot easier, especially as difficulties in China drive companies, including Estée Lauder, to search for growth opportunities closer to home.
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| Mar 28, 2024
Lyra Health is eyeing the global telemental health benefits stage: On the back of its$235M haul and ICAS World acquisition, we look into why the mental health benefits market is booming, and how that’ll heat up competition for Lyra.
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| Jan 21, 2022
Mental health M&As have been firing up—and Calm joins along: The mental health app is acquiring Ripple Health to diversify its mental health offerings. We unpack what it means for its business strategy and how it's part of a larger trend.
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| Feb 4, 2022
Health systems jump into the cloud to make digital healthcare more accessible: UC Davis Health partnered with AWS to roll out a digital health innovation center focused on health equity—we unpack why it matters and why more health systems may flock to AWS.
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| Nov 30, 2021
New gov’t tool tracks correlation between pollution, social health factors, and patient health: We explain what the government’s new Environmental Justice Index means for community health.
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| Aug 11, 2022
We detail how YouTube, Search, and Fitbit are tackling health literacy and information as social determinants of health.
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| Sep 13, 2022
We unpack why Amazon’s latest offering and new partnership with Headspace Health means for competitors like CVS Health.
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| Aug 11, 2022
Walmart Health lost its top executive to JP Morgan: The move doesn’t bode well for the retailer’s health clinic program.
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| Nov 22, 2022
Healthcare interoperability state of play? Health systems are gearing up to spend more on connected health solutions in 2023. We explore the factors propelling this shift.
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| Jan 20, 2023
Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, and 11 other health systems created a coalition to advocate for telehealth reimbursement and advance home health programs—key to sustaining home healthcare’s long-term growth
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| Oct 14, 2021
We unpack the AMA’s recent report on behavioral health integration via telehealth and highlight 2 key areas where digital health can drive access to mental health.
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| Feb 23, 2022
On today's episode, we discuss what Google is up to in the healthcare space: how Google is turning Search and YouTube into consumer health tools, how it could disrupt electronic health records, and what Google's relationship with healthcare will look like in five years. "In Other News," we talk about AI scanning medical records to improve your health and whether digital health startups are living up to their hype. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Lisa Phillips and Rajiv Leventhal.
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| Jul 13, 2022
Walmart Health expands clinics in Florida: We look at why 16 new health centers won’t be a gamechanger.
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| Oct 27, 2022
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| Apr 4, 2022
On today's episode, we discuss how a person's health is driven by social determinants and some examples of investments in health programs and their outcomes. "In Other News," we talk about why Amazon bought One Medical and why CVS is interested in acquiring Signify Health. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Lisa Phillips and Rajiv Leventhal.
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| Aug 15, 2022
Walgreens catches up to CVS with Summit Health acquisition: We examine the deal’s impact on the investing players as well as those who are falling behind in the retail health competition.
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| Nov 8, 2022
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| May 13, 2022
Oscar Health halts new deals on IT platform for 18 months: Oscar hit a snag with its Health First deal and is directing focus there. Its insurtech peers face troubles, too.
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| Aug 12, 2022
Diagnostics giant takes a bigger bite of the digital health market: Quest Diagnostics is buying patient engagement firm Pack Health. We Look into why it’s making the move and how it could feed into a bigger digital health play.
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| Jan 19, 2022