The health care industry often faces unique challenges that must be overcome to ensure a sustainable growth pattern. Subject to changes in the marketplace and the needs of consumers, health and wellness practices, companies, and related businesses in the industry must engage in strategic marketing that builds trust with a patient audience. Health care marketing must be modern, innovative, and, most importantly, communicate on a level that resonates strongly enough to enable brands to form long-term relationships with patients. Adweek's Health and Wellness column focuses on industry-related news and health and wellness marketing topics. Feature articles also showcase how brands are developing strategies and making great strides in how health care marketing and advertising are being presented now and in the future.

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    Purpose Over Product: The Brand-Building Playbook of Paulie Dery and Victoria Lozano

    The CMOs of AG1 and Crayola on building authentic communities, embedding products into existing routines, and reframing competition.

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    Healthcare Marketers Rethink Infrastructure in Search of Real-Time Results

    This post was created in partnership with Doceree Key takeaways Today’s healthcare marketers are embracing AI’s analytical capabilities in an effort to move toward new models that build stronger links [...]

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    Google Opens AI Mode to Prescription Drug Ads

    The test, which began this month, brings one of advertising's most regulated categories into Google's AI answers.

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    Health Marketing Is Moving From Information to Navigation

    This post was created in partnership with Publicis Health Key takeaways A health journey can now begin long before a formal moment of care, sparked by a smartwatch vibration, a [...]

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    BetterHelp Wants To Give Women Permission to Rewrite The Rules

    Women are used to living in the space between contradictions. Set boundaries, but be flexible. Succeed at work, but never at the expense of your personal life. Be yourself, but [...]

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    Oura Wants Wellness to Mean More Than a Personal Best

    Oura's handmade ad shows wellness looks different for everyone.

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    Noom’s Latest Ad Stokes Fears of GLP-1 Weight Rebound 

    While earlier installments of Noom’s “Lose for Keeps” campaign featured Rebel Wilson goofing around in pastel workout wear, the company’s newest spot trades Wilson’s relatable brand of star power for [...]

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    From Awareness to Action: Rethinking Mental Health Campaigns

    How to leverage athletes’ influence, choosing high-dwell placements, and avoiding tokenism.

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    Why Scarlett Johansson’s Low-Profile Beauty Brand Couldn’t Last

    The celebrity skincare brand announced Wednesday that it is winding down operations. The clean beauty market is slightly less saturated with celebrity brands now that Scarlett Johansson’s skincare line, The [...]

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    Megan Fox Is the ED Treatment In New Ro Sparks Campaign

    Erectile dysfunction ads are not usually sexy by nature, but Ro is looking to change that with some help from Megan Fox. In the first-ever celebrity campaign for Ro’s compounded [...]

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    Ad Council PSA Reveals the Secret Struggles of New Motherhood

    A screaming baby. Stretch marks. Crying in the shower. These harsh realities of early motherhood are too often kept secret, but a new public service announcement out today from the [...]

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    Kids2’s Rochelle Wainer on Consumer Insights and the Next Generation of Parents

    Bridging the gap between digital behaviors and social signals to real-world shopping experiences.

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    Doceree Honors Top Healthcare Leaders Innovating With AI

    The healthcare marketing company hosted an awards evening to celebrate AI-driven advancements in the industry.

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    Bai Founder Ben Weiss Wants Gen Z To Drink More

    The beverage industry pioneer is betting that a new kind of alcohol can win back sober-curious drinkers

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    With a Self-Help Book, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Aims to Inspire America

    The ‘90s diet icon is entering its next chapter, led by new mascot Tubz (and a Fabio cameo).

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