# Consumer Healthcare * **Definition:** A sector focused on products and services sold directly to consumers for health and wellness, including over-the-counter medications, dietary supplements, and healthcare services that are offered without intermediaries. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Consumer Healthcare ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Consumer Healthcare**, for healthcare technology leaders * 15K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/5/2025 | [**Nurse practitioner convicted for role in $2M Medicare fraud scheme**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/nurse-practitioner-convicted-for-role-in-2m-medicare-fraud-scheme/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/29/2025 | [**Press Release: Sanofi and CDpella transaction, create global consumer healthcare leader**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/1001093591/press-release-sanofi-and-cdr-close-opella-transaction-create-global-consumer-healthcare-leader) | [[Morningstar]] | | 3/25/2025 | [**Black Book Research Releases 2025 Comprehensive Guide to Patient Engagement and ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/black-book-research-releases-2025-114500538.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 3/4/2025 | [**Portable Medical Devices Market to Reach USD 191.1 Billion by 2035, Driven by AI ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/portable-medical-devices-market-reach-123000217.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/6/2025 | [**Consumer Healthcare Market to grow by USD 189.8 Billion (2025-2029), Rising awareness of lifestyle diseases boosts growth, Report on how AI is driving market transformation - Technavio**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/consumer-healthcare-market-to-grow-by-usd-189-8-billion-2025-2029-rising-awareness-of-lifestyle-diseases-boosts-growth-report-on-how-ai-is-driving-market-transformation---technavio-302368567.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**PBH vs. BSX: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option? - January 31, 2025 - Zacks**](https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2407734/pbh-vs-bsx-which-stock-is-the-better-value-option) | [[Zacks]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**Bridges Consumer Healthcare Announces Acquisition of Category-Leading Consumer Health Brand KT Tape**](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/16/3010792/0/en/Bridges-Consumer-Healthcare-Announces-Acquisition-of-Category-Leading-Consumer-Health-Brand-KT-Tape.html) | [[Globe Newswire]] | | 1/15/2025 | [**Bridges Consumer Healthcare Announces Acquisition of Category-Leading Consumer Health Brand KT Tape**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9333161/bridges-consumer-healthcare-announces-acquisition-of-category-leading-consumer-health-brand-kt-tape) | [[Morningstar]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Three for 2025: What you need to know about agentic AI, cancer informatics and data ...**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/three-2025-what-you-need-know-about-agentic-ai-cancer-informatics-and-data-security-imperatives) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Growth Projections for the Stress Test Blood Pressure Cuff Market: Expected CAGR of 6.9 ...**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/growth-projections-stress-test-blood-pressure-cuff-market-expected-e5uif) | [[Linkedin]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**Hydreight Updates on VSDHOne: Revolutionizing Direct-to-Consumer Healthcare Across All ...**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9319222/hydreight-updates-on-vsdhone-revolutionizing-direct-to-consumer-healthcare-across-all-50-states) | [[Morningstar]] | | 12/11/2024 | [**Studies, Surveys and Reports: What Can We Learn?**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/studies-surveys-and-reports-what-can-we-learn-3/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 11/27/2024 | [**Comprehensive Examination of the Healthcare Software As A Service Market - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/comprehensive-examination-healthcare-software-service-bpitc) | [[Linkedin]] | | 11/25/2024 | [**Digi-Tech Pharma & AI Conference 2025: AI and Genomics Take Center Stage (London ...**](https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/digi-tech-pharma-ai-conference-2025-ai-and-genomics-take-center-stage-london-united-kingdom-may-28-29-2025-researchandmarkets-com-2a20b074) | [[MarketWatch]] | | 11/22/2024 | [**Market Trends Report: Analyzing the Mobile Medical Device Connectivity Market's ... - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/market-trends-report-analyzing-mobile-medical-device-w9qqe) | [[Linkedin]] | | 11/22/2024 | [**The size of the Cloud Technologies in Health Care Market, industry trends, and the 12.3 ... - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/size-cloud-technologies-health-care-marketindustry-trends-mvuye) | [[Linkedin]] | | 11/20/2024 | [**A global Consumer Healthcare Sensor market Study, including its size, growth potential, and ...**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/aglobalconsumer-healthcare-sensor-market-study-including-its-4529c) | [[Linkedin]] | | 11/11/2024 | [**5 Hospital Stocks Set to Thrive Amid Robust Industry Trends - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-hospital-stocks-set-thrive-170200996.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/8/2024 | [**Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc (PBH) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Supply ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prestige-consumer-healthcare-inc-pbh-071300061.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 10/30/2024 | [**Sanofi Cancels Consumer Healthcare Business Spin-Off**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joecornell/2024/10/30/sanofi-cancels-consumer-healthcare-business-spin-off/) | [[Forbes]] | | 10/22/2024 | [**Opportunities and Challenges in the Healthcare Cloud Computing Market - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/opportunities-challenges-healthcare-cloud-computing-market-ovbue) | [[Linkedin]] | | 10/11/2024 | [**Siloam Hospitals ramp up AI integrations and more partnership briefs - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/siloam-hospitals-ramp-ai-integrations-and-more-partnership-briefs) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 9/16/2024 | [**Patient Engagement Tech Market to Grow by USD 37.4 Billion (2024-2028) with Chronic Disease Rise, AI's Influence on Market Trends - Technavio Report**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/patient-engagement-tech-market-grow-212000314.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 9/6/2024 | [**Consumer Healthcare Market 2024 - Growth by Regional Segments, Upcoming Business ...**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/876673-consumer-healthcare-market-2024-growth-by-regional-segments-upcoming-business-strategies-industry-revenue-and-forecast-by-2033.html) | whatech.com | | 8/7/2024 | [**AVISTA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS ACQUIRES TRILLIUM HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS FROM NEW WATER CAPITAL**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avista-healthcare-partners-acquires-trillium-health-care-products-from-new-water-capital-302216152.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Prestige Consumer Healthcare**: A company with a diversified portfolio of OTC and self-care products, focusing on strategic mergers and acquisitions. - **Johnson & Johnson**: A major player in consumer healthcare, known for a wide range of over-the-counter products and health supplements. - **Pfizer Inc.**: A significant player in consumer healthcare, offering various over-the-counter medications. - **Abbott Laboratories**: A key player in the consumer healthcare market, focusing on nutritional products and diagnostics. - **Sanofi S.A.**: A global healthcare leader involved in consumer healthcare products, including well-known brands like Allegra and Dulcolax. - **Avista Healthcare Partners**: Acquired Trillium Health Care Products, enhancing its capabilities in the consumer healthcare sector. - **Dr. Reddy's Labs**: Acquired Haleon's nicotine replacement therapy brands to expand its consumer healthcare presence. - **Salesforce**: Provides customer relationship management solutions tailored for healthcare. - **Cognizant**: Enhances digital health solutions through strategic acquisitions and partnerships. - **IBM**: Focuses on data analytics for clinical decision-making in healthcare. - **Alphabet Inc.**: A major player in healthcare technology, integrating AI into medical imaging and diagnostics. - **Imprivata**: Specializes in secure messaging and identity management solutions for healthcare. - **Google Health**: Redefining healthcare with AI initiatives in medical imaging and predictive analytics. - **GE Healthcare**: Advances AI-powered imaging technologies for disease detection. - **Zocdoc**: Focuses on personalized patient experiences and telehealth solutions. - **Microsoft**: A key player in the SaaS market, leveraging cloud technology and AI for healthcare delivery. - **Censinet**: Focuses on ensuring security and compliance of AI technologies in healthcare. - **NTT Data**: Develops healthcare-specific AI solutions to improve healthcare delivery. - **Talkspace**: Offers telehealth services, catering to the growing demand for remote healthcare. - **IBM Watson Health**: A leader in healthcare AI, utilizing its platform to analyze large datasets for accurate disease diagnosis. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Hydreight Technologies and VSDHOne**: Launched a telemedicine platform to enable businesses to create direct-to-consumer healthcare solutions. - **Sanofi and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice**: Engaged in exclusive negotiations for a controlling stake in Sanofi's consumer healthcare unit, Opella. - **Cognizant and Optum**: Driving growth in healthcare analytics through strategic mergers. - **WELL Health Technologies and HealWell AI**: Partnering to enhance cardiovascular disease management through AI. - **Apollo HealthAxis and Garmin**: Integrating health IT solutions with Garmin's fitness tracking technology. - **Ontada and Datavant**: Partnered to integrate oncology data into a health data ecosystem for faster access to insights. - **Deloitte and Nvidia**: Utilizes Nvidia's technology for AI-driven patient engagement solutions. - **PathAI**: Collaborates with pharmaceutical companies to optimize clinical trials. - **Singapore's National Healthcare Group and Nanyang Technological University**: Collaborating to establish an AI research center focused on healthcare applications. - **Siloam Hospitals and Philips**: Partnering to implement AI solutions in various medical fields, including radiology and telemedicine. - **Mount Sinai Health System**: Launched the Hamilton and Amabel James Center for AI and Human Health to integrate AI with data science and genomics. - **Barts Health NHS Trust and Cynerio**: Implemented a cybersecurity platform across all sites to enhance security measures. - **NTT Data and Amelia**: Partnership to enhance patient engagement through AI solutions. - **Cognizant and Google Cloud**: Collaboration to streamline administrative tasks using AI. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Consumer Healthcare Sensors**: The market for consumer healthcare sensors is growing, driven by health awareness and demand for remote monitoring solutions, projected to grow at a CAGR of 13.3%. - **Growth Projections**: The consumer healthcare market is projected to reach $1,476.45 billion by 2028, with a CAGR of 22.1% driven by digital health and personalized health advancements. - **Patient Engagement Solutions**: Growing market driven by tools like telehealth, wearables, and patient portals to improve healthcare consumerism. - **Healthcare Cloud Computing**: Rapid growth driven by EHRs, telehealth, IoT, and big data analytics, enhancing patient care and operational efficiency. - **Patient Engagement Technologies**: Rapidly growing market focusing on chronic disease management and telehealth. - **Healthcare SaaS Market**: Projected to grow annually by 11.7% from 2024 to 2031, driven by digitization and efficient management solutions. - **eCOA Market Growth**: Projected to reach $5.9 billion by 2031, driven by the shift towards digital health and remote services. - **E-commerce Influence**: The rise of e-commerce and online pharmacies is enhancing product accessibility and convenience for consumers. - **Healthcare Quality Management**: Market projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.8% from 2024 to 2031, focusing on improving patient safety and operational efficiency. - **Telehealth Growth**: The demand for remote healthcare services has surged, particularly post-pandemic. - **Digital Therapeutics**: The digital therapeutics market is evolving, focusing on various health conditions and treatment options, supported by technological advancements. - **AI-Driven Solutions**: Expected to enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient interactions. - **AI in Healthcare**: Utilizing machine learning and neural networks to analyze patient health data, improving chronic disease management and personalized medicine. - **Clinical Intelligence**: Utilizing AI and machine learning to improve clinical decision-making, projected to grow at a CAGR of 11.8% from 2024 to 2031. - **Telehealth Advancements**: Includes telemedicine platforms, wearable devices for remote monitoring, and AI for data analysis, enhancing patient access and convenience. - **AI Integration**: Healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting AI for diagnostics, treatment plans, and operational efficiency. - **Generative AI**: Transforming healthcare by analyzing clinical data and assisting in diagnoses. - **Telemedicine Growth**: Projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.6% from 2024 to 2031, driven by resource optimization and cost-effectiveness. - **Generative AI Adoption**: Healthcare leaders are encouraged to adopt GenAI through strategic frameworks emphasizing low-risk applications. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Market Competition**: Prestige Consumer Healthcare faces competition from major players and private labels, necessitating innovation and strategic acquisitions. - **Data Privacy**: Concerns regarding data privacy and regulatory hurdles are significant challenges for the consumer healthcare sector. - **Supply Chain Issues**: Companies like Prestige Consumer Healthcare have reported supply chain limitations affecting product availability. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Healthcare technology faces stringent regulatory requirements that can hinder innovation. - **Data Privacy and Security**: Regulatory compliance, particularly with HIPAA, is crucial for protecting patient data in digital health solutions. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Healthcare IT faces significant risks from cyber-crime, necessitating robust security measures. - **Data Security**: Ongoing concerns regarding the security and standardization of AI technologies in healthcare. - **Integration of New Technologies**: Healthcare organizations face challenges in integrating advanced technologies into existing systems, impacting efficiency. - **Resistance to AI Adoption**: Healthcare practitioners may resist adopting AI solutions due to high costs. - **Patient Safety**: Ensuring patient safety while integrating AI into healthcare processes remains a critical concern. - **Health Disparities**: AI deployment risks exacerbating health disparities if not carefully managed. - **Integration Issues**: Significant concerns regarding the integration of AI into clinical practices. - **Data Quality Issues**: Challenges in ensuring data quality for reliable AI outcomes. - **Bias in AI**: Issues related to biases in training data and the need for standardization.