As the year draws to a close, the Activate Health team put together another list of need-to-know industry stories for marketing agencies, healthcare communications professionals, and others working to support healthcare constituents. In December, the Omicron variant and surging cases in the US kept COVID-19 in the headlines. With a $28.3 billion all-cash deal, Oracle will acquire Cerner in a move to accelerate the modernization of electronic health records. A new poll finds a higher...

Though the holidays are upon us, the healthcare space didn’t slow down in November. Lucky for you, the Activate Health team has compiled another recap of important stories healthcare marketing and communications professionals can review to stay on top of industry news and trends. Open enrollment kicked off November 1 with strong early enrollment numbers reported. Headlines continued to be dominated by COVID-19 as U.S. regulators cleared the vaccine for kids ages five to 11 and authorized...

As we close out the month of October, our team at Activate Health has compiled another recap of top headlines impacting the healthcare industry and healthcare marketing and communications professionals. This month, rapidly changing guidance about COVID-19 booster shots kept the pandemic in the headlines. Home healthcare and virtual health remain hot topics (and notable trends) with big acquisition and investment moves from retail giants Best Buy and Walgreens, as well as advocacy and...

To help healthcare marketing and communications professionals remain informed about the latest news affecting our industry, Activate Health's team is here with another monthly update on the top headlines throughout August. COVID-19 stories once again dominate health news as new cases related to the Delta variant and among those who are not immunized soar. In a sign of how much virtual care has grown, Ginger and Headspace agree to the first-ever mega digital mental health merger; antitrust...