Healthline

Healthline Media, Inc. is an American website and provider of health information headquartered in San Francisco, CA.  It was founded in 2006, and established as a standalone entity in January 2016. 

, it had a global ranking by Alexa of 404 and a United States ranking of 237. 

Overview

Healthline Media was founded in 1999 as YourDoctor.com, by endocrine specialist James Norman.  In 2006, the company was re-launched as Healthline Networks. 

By 2013, it had over $21 million in revenue and 105 employees.  Deloitte ranked Healthline Media as one of the top 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. 

In January 2016, Healthline raised $95 million in growth equity financing through Summit Partners.  Under the terms of the agreement, Healthline's media business was established as a standalone entity with David Kopp as CEO.  The firm acquired health news website Medical News Today and reference website MediLexicon in May 2016. 

Healthline.com

Healthline Media's website publishes health and wellness information, and is a competitor to WebMD.  In 2009, Kim Komando, a technology columnist with USA Today, listed Healthline.com as a top health information website. 

The company also provides health-related content and tools to more than 40 other sites.  In 2010, Healthline Media signed an agreement to provide medical and health-related content to Yahoo!  Health.  Other partners include AARP.com and DoctorOz.com.  Healthline Networks software also powers Aetna's patient portal. 

References

Category:American medical websites
Category:Health care companies established in 1999