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GNC Offers “Free Healthcare” — Telehealth, Generic Meds, and Loyalty in the Retail Health Ecosystem

Health Populi

“As a trusted brand in the health and wellness space, we are thrilled to expand our efforts in helping our customers Live Well by offering free healthcare services to give them the care they need,” Allison Bentley, the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at GNC, explains in the company’s press release.

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What’s Spurring the Rise of Brazil’s HealthTechs?

Lloyd Price

Despite a national free healthcare service (called SUS), Brazil suffers from major inequalities in terms of healthcare access. One area that is ripe for innovation is mental health. Brazil has 5X less mental health professionals per capita than the US and 10X less than in Europe.

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Healthcare on Demand? (Yes there are apps for that!)

Waracle

Doctors can easily monitor and assess patient health and deliver optimum treatment and advice as well as easily accessing essential testing and diagnostic tools as and when needed. The on-demand mental healthcare space is now booming, with new innovators joining the fray on a near-weekly basis. The knock-on effects?