Diversity & Inclusion
“It’s not good enough just to provide products anymore, we need to create a service and a holistic approach to products,” argued Bayer Consumer Health's Northern Europe general manager, Mike Knowland, speaking at a recent panel event in the UK Parliament.
A recent public consultation by the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health (SANT) shows dissatisfaction with how women’s specific health needs are being met in the EU.
Karo says adding MTick certification to selected products helps menopausal women “make confident, informed choices when they need it most” and also represents a “significant business opportunity.”
By addressing disparities in health literacy, particularly in the areas of oral care, bone health, nutrition and air pollution, the consumer health industry can “save lives and billions in healthcare costs, boosting productivity and increasing GDP,” says a new report from Haleon and Economist Impact.
Being poor makes it more likely that you will suffer from self-treatable health conditions but it also means you will find it harder to take advantage of self-care solutions, finds a recently-published study by Bayer Consumer Health and IQVIA.
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.”
In what could amount to a de facto enforcement mechanism, the new draft guidance also “strongly encourages” sponsors to share details about their diversity action plan and enrollment goals with the public.
New draft guidance on clinical trial diversity action plans pushes for disproportionately high enrollment of traditionally underrepresented groups, while also asking companies to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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
UK consumers can now enjoy Bayer's Berocca VMS brand in gummy form, supported by enhanced Accessible QR codes.
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 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 Consumer Health celebrates diversity, equality and inclusion with its latest marketing campaign for Rennie, offering gastrointestinal support for UK Muslims during Ramadan.
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.