For years, customer loyalty in the pharmacy business has centered largely around the “earn and burn” discount model. It’s a model everyone’s familiar with: buy a shampoo and get points; reach 500 points and get a $5 coupon (or something similar). While it may deliver some degree of customer loyalty, it’s little more than price […]

The rapid adoption of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is changing the retail arena as fast as it’s changing people’s body shapes. As calorie intake drops and impulse spending fades, retailers face a choice: cling to declining volume-based models or evolve. This article explores how dacadoo’s DHEP and GBS™ help retailers thrive in this new commercial reality.

The success of a digital health app depends on engagement, not just downloads. With most health apps suffering from high drop-off rates, factors like personalization and ease of use play a huge role in delivering sustained behavioral change and a reduction in annual healthcare costs.

Having previously covered the essential retail and healthcare conferences that businesses should attend in 2026, we turn our attention to this year’s important health and life insurance conferences. As the insurance industry pivots towards prevention, and AI-driven insights, 2026 promises to be a landmark year. We take a look at the key events in the conference calendar, the major themes they’ll be covering, and how platforms like dacadoo can place your business at the leading edge of this new age in healthcare.

The healthcare arena is shifting from reactive treatment to proactive Predict & Prevent models. Keeping up-to-date with this rapidly moving change means connecting with the global innovators who are leading the way forward. We’ve curated the definitive month-by-month itinerary of 2026 healthcare conferences for business leaders who want to confidently engage with the new healthcare arena.

Retailers and pharmacies may be evolving into consumer wellness hubs, however, staying abreast of the technologies and strategies involved in the process requires knowledge. With the conference network delivering the insights needed to keep retailers in the loop, we’re going to take a look at the key 2026 conferences that retail leaders should consider.

Healthcare costs have reached a breaking point, with average family premiums now topping $27K. As inflation accelerates and GLP-1 spending surges, employers and insurers need a new strategy. Digital health engagement offers a proven path to lower healthcare costs by improving prevention, adherence, and care navigation at scale.

2025 marks the full arrival of Health 4.0, where the measure of progress has shifted from lifespan to healthspan. Between the two lies prevention, the new frontier where technology bridges those worlds, shaping health as a journey built uniquely for each of us. The reflections below share what digital health platform provider dacadoo has learned during the last 15 years of building that bridge — lessons that continue to define the age of personalised prevention. 

Celebrating 15 years of dacadoo — from a bold idea on a ski slope to becoming a global leader in digital health engagement. Discover key milestones, lessons learned, and what’s next for predictive and preventive health as dacadoo continues shaping the future of health engagement and innovation.

While most people are aware that excess weight is a major financial burden on the healthcare system, people tend not to appreciate the scale of the problem. Research from the McKinsey Health Institute (MHI) projects a $2.67 trillion loss in GDP by 2050, due to the impact obesity has on labor force participation and productivity. Within the wider economy, the rising tide of chronic conditions linked to high Body Mass Index (BMI) is a serious economic challenge for insurers, healthcare providers, and self-insured employers that’s driving up healthcare spending and eroding profitability. Fortunately, a growing body of evidence (perhaps a poor choice of expression) confirms that even modest weight loss is directly associated with a significant, measurable cost reduction in healthcare. The question is no longer ‘if’ weight loss saves money, but how to achieve it—and more importantly, how to sustain it as a behavioral change at scale. In this article, we’ll explore the relationship between BMI and healthcare costs, and how dacadoo’s Digital Health Engagement Platform (DHEP) bridges the gap between clinical evidence and measurable financial action.