How health care marketers can make the most of Pinterest

With more than 72 million users—47 million in the U.S. alone—Pinterest shouldn’t be snubbed by any organization, including those in health care. I’ve seen many hospitals and health care facilities use the photo-sharing network to showcase motivational quotes and healthy recipes. Let’s take it one step …

When the head of health care at Siemens AG went before investors in January with a sales pitch for the division’s initial public offering, he raced through a … Yet the listing comes at a delicate time for the health-equipment maker because it’s just launched a new diagnostics brand called Atellica, aimed at …

Veterans may get expanded access to mental health care. Senator John Cornyn is sponsoring a bill that would help veterans to get such care outside the Veterans Affairs system. Veterans are only eligible for VA health care if they received an honorable discharge. Cornyn’s bill would change that. “A lot of …

Washington — Workers in certain subsectors of the health care and social assistance industry experience hearing loss at a rate higher than expected “for an industry that has had assumed ‘low-exposure’ to noise,” according to a recent study from NIOSH. Researchers analyzed hearing tests for 1.4 million …

California won’t be adopting single-payer health care with its $400 billion price tag any time soon. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon made sure of that by opposing it. But the health care system is ailing, and organized labor, health care advocates and several Democratic lawmakers are offering a new …

Healthineers has pledged to capture faster growth amid a surge in health spending driven by aging populations, increased chronic diseases and greater access to care. The Healthineers IPO comes a week before Deutsche Bank is set to sell shares in its asset management unit DWS, which is expected to …

For two decades, he has been leading change, and urging his fellow physicians and other healthcare leaders forward, to transform the U.S. healthcare industry from a volume-based payment and delivery system, to a value-based one. Dr. Nash, the author of numerous books and countless articles, was …

According to health ministry statistics, Saitama ranked fourth in 2015 for the value of its medical equipment output among Japan’s 47 prefectures, at ¥116 billion. That is quite a feat considering that Saitama has no major player such as Terumo Corp. — which has large manufacturing bases in Shizuoka …

According to the AC Wellness website, the company is based at the Apple healthcenter in Cupertino, California, between its original headquarters at Infinite Loop and Apple Park. CNBC’s Christina Farr, who broke the news, claims the new primary careclinics will launch in earnest this spring at locations in …