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Healthline Media

Health & Wellness PublishingPublisher

Connects healthcare and pharmaceutical advertisers with highly engaged, health-seeking audiences through trusted, medically-reviewed content across premium digital health properties.

Last updated Jun 23, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Founded
1999
HQ
San Francisco, California, United States
Connections
3

At a glance

Employees
201-500
Revenue
$100M-$500M
3integrations

About

Leading digital health publisher and premium advertising platform in the health content vertical

Healthline Media operates as a prominent digital health information company that provides consumer-focused health content across multiple owned and operated properties. The company's flagship site, Healthline.com, serves as one of the largest health information websites globally, delivering evidence-based medical content, wellness information, and health tools to consumers. Healthline Media generates revenue primarily through advertising, connecting healthcare and pharmaceutical brands with engaged health-seeking audiences through display advertising, sponsored content, and performance marketing solutions. As a subsidiary of Red Ventures (acquired in 2019), Healthline Media maintains its distinct brand identity while benefiting from Red Ventures' digital marketing expertise and resources. The company's portfolio includes multiple health-focused properties such as Medical News Today, Psych Central, and Greatist, collectively reaching hundreds of millions of users annually. Healthline Media's content is medically reviewed and focuses on providing trustworthy, accessible health information to consumers making healthcare decisions. Within the AdTech ecosystem, Healthline Media operates as a premium health publisher and advertising platform, offering pharmaceutical companies, healthcare brands, and wellness advertisers access to highly engaged, health-focused audiences. The company leverages first-party data and contextual targeting capabilities to deliver relevant advertising experiences while maintaining editorial integrity and user trust in the sensitive health content vertical.

Business model

Digital Media/Publisher

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Healthline.com

    Flagship consumer health information website providing medically-reviewed articles, symptom checkers, and health tools

  • Medical News Today

    Medical news and health information publication covering latest research and health topics

  • Healthline Media Advertising Solutions

    Advertising platform offering display, native, sponsored content, and performance marketing to healthcare brands

  • Psych Central

    Mental health information and resources platform

  • Greatist

    Wellness and fitness-focused content platform targeting younger audiences

Key features

Medically-reviewed health contentLarge-scale health-seeking audience reachFirst-party health intent dataContextual advertising capabilitiesMulti-property health content networkNative advertising and sponsored contentPerformance marketing solutionsBrand safety in health vertical

Use cases

Pharmaceutical brand awareness campaignsHealthcare product launches and educationOTC medication advertisingHealth insurance enrollment campaignsMedical device and equipment marketingWellness and supplement brand advertisingPatient education and disease awareness initiativesTelehealth and digital health service promotion

Customer segments

Pharmaceutical companiesHealthcare brandsOTC medication manufacturersHealth insurance providersMedical device companiesWellness and supplement brandsTelehealth platformsHealthcare service providers

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Programmatic advertising platformsContent management systemsAd serving technologyAnalytics and audience measurement toolsSEO optimization platformsFirst-party data management

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPAHIPAA-aware advertising practices

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

Corporate history
  1. 1999 · Founded
Connection details

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