Diversity & Inclusion

Beauty Deserts, People With Disabilities, Hormonal Health: FIT Grads On Inclusivity Gaps

 
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The Fashion Institute of Technology’s “Beauty Think Tank” provides findings from six months of consumer research to “help guide organizations through the evolving landscape of beauty and accessibility.”

Diversity Action Plans Should Be Brief And Waiver Requests Filed Early, US FDA Says

 
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In what could amount to a de facto enforcement mechanism, the new draft guidance also “strongly encourages” sponsors to share details about their diversity action plan and enrollment goals with the public.

Diversity Enrichment: US FDA Guidance Suggests Sponsors May Need To Overenroll Key Groups

 

New draft guidance on clinical trial diversity action plans pushes for disproportionately high enrollment of traditionally underrepresented groups, while also asking companies to tailor global programs to US populations and consider diversity aspects that Congress did not outline. 

Hair-Care News: Connecticut Mandates Inclusive Hair Education; Fenty Hair; Virtue Labs, More

 
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A Connecticut bill signed into law on 28 May requires barbers, hairdressers and cosmeticians to be educated and trained on textured hair. Niles + Chaz launches with four products designed for children with “mixed-textured hair,” while Rion Aesthetics says (plated) Hair Serum is the first and only product of its kind with platelet-derived exosomes. More hair-care news.


Over The Counter: Women’s Hormonal Wellness And The Power Of Herbs, With The SABI’s Hilary Metcalfe and Anna Cave-Bigley

 
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In this episode of HBW Insight's Over the Counter podcast, we chat with women’s health start-up The SABI about the power of herbal medicine for hormonal wellness.

Electronic Or Paper Patient Information Leaflets? EU OTC Users Want Both

 
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A survey of 1,000 EU health consumers commissioned by AESGP finds that OTC users see numerous benefits of digital patient information leaflets, but are agreed that information should also continue to be available in paper form.

Unilever’s Dove Recommits To ‘Real Women’ Against Rising AI Threat

 
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Unilever PLC’s Dove and Baby Dove brands continue tackling prominent social causes with a vow to be responsible about representing women realistically in advertising in the age of AI and a renewed commitment to closing the Black maternal care gap.

AHPA Honors Bill Richardson As Herbal Champion

 

Richardson’s accomplishments in public service career of more than 30 years included being a key House sponsor of DSHEA passed in 1994. AHPA also makes Hero, Leadership, Insight, Diversity, Environment and Impact awards at annual meeting.


CRN, Radicle Science Launch Nutrition Industry’s First Award Recognizing Female Leaders

 

Trade group, clinical trial services firm announced annual award as to recognize a woman working with a CRN member who has shown brilliant leadership, mentorship and commitment to the industry. International life science marketing agency ramarketing announces senior appointments making more than 80% of is leadership female.

Mental Health Top Of Mind For Increasingly Health-Anxious Brits, Kaizo Survey Finds

 
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Worryingly, however, British consumers are also increasingly turning to social media for health information, and rejecting it if it conflicts with what they believe, or if it is not based on personal experience. 

Bayer Launches First UK Berocca-Branded Gummies On Amazon With Accessible QR Codes

 
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UK consumers can now enjoy Bayer's Berocca VMS brand in gummy form, supported by enhanced Accessible QR codes.

Bayer Adds Accessible QR Code To UK Packs Of Canescool

 
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Bayer Consumer Health is on a mission to make its OTC products more accessible to people registered as blind or partially sighted, beginning with its women's health product Canescool in the UK. 


Abbott Partners With ADA On Nutrition Program

 
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Abbott providing $2.65m to American Diabetes Association to study how continuous glucose monitoring systems can help people with diabetes improve their diet and exercise habits.

Bayer Launches Ramadan Social Media Campaign For Rennie In The UK

 
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Bayer Consumer Health celebrates diversity, equality and inclusion with its latest marketing campaign for Rennie, offering gastrointestinal support for UK Muslims during Ramadan. 

Haleon’s Tess Player: Digital Self-Care Can Reduce Health Inequality And Raise Productivity

 
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Haleon's partnership with Microsoft to include 1,500 of the former's products in the latter's Seeing AI application – which reads aloud information on packs for the visually impaired – is an example of how digitalization can help to make healthcare more inclusive, according to vice president and global head of healthcare professionals and health influencer marketing Tess Player.

Israel's Kinoko Targets US With Nutrition Bars, Meat Alternatives From Mushroom-Based Fermentation

 
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Kinoko’s unprocessed superfood is competitively priced to tofu and easily scalable. Market-ready products also allow for manufacturing sustainability, with minimal use of water and electricity, plus reduced emissions.


Digital Disruption, E-Commerce And Developing Markets Key For OTC Spin-Out Success

 
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Building digital capabilities to ward off tech disruption from outside industry, making the most of the e-pharmacy boom, and living up to ESG commitments by investing in developing markets are all ways OTC spin-out companies can make the most of their new found independence, according to IQVIA Consumer Health.

US Short Of Top 10 Countries In Overall Self-Care Access, Haleon ‘Health Inclusivity’ Study Shows

 

UK consumer health firm-funded Economist Impact study found the US ranks 11th among the 40 researched countries in health inclusivity, which the study defines as increasing opportunities for as many people as possible to enjoy better everyday health.

Expanding Naloxone Access Needs Normalizing First-Aid Use, Keeping Purchase Records Private

 
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Opposition to making naloxone available OTC remains strident because of stigma surrounding drug overdoses, says Bobby Mukkamala, a head and neck surgeon and an AMA Board of Trustees member.

P&G's Feminine Care Sales Up As Incontinence, Menstrual Products Get Superiority Attention

 
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Procter & Gamble CEO Jon Moeller and and feminine products chief Jennifer Davis outline firm's strategies and focus areas in sustainability and superiority in 2022.  While more than half consumers are interested in natural or more sustainable products, few will settle for lesser product performance, Davis said. But  they appear willing to pay a premium for products made with sustainable materials.