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NeurologyLive

U.S. medical specialty — clinically focused, not ideologically oriented

Owned byMJH Life Sciences, majority owned by BDT Capital Partners (since January 2022); the Hennessy family retains a significant minority stake and Mike Hennessy Jr. serves as CEO

FundingPrimarily advertising-supported, targeting pharmaceutical and medical-device companies; supplemented by subscriptions and strategic alliance partnerships with medical associations and advocacy groups

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

NeurologyLive operates as one of dozens of specialty clinical brands under MJH Life Sciences, which was founded in 1998 by Mike Hennessy Sr. in Cranbury, New Jersey, as a medical media company. MJH expanded steadily through acquisitions, most notably in 2019 when it absorbed the healthcare and industry-sciences divisions of UBM Medica, roughly doubling its size. In January 2022, BDT Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in MJH Healthcare Holdings, shifting control away from the founding family while retaining Hennessy family involvement and keeping the company privately held. NeurologyLive has been active as an editorial brand at least since 2011, publishing clinical trial results, FDA approval news, expert commentary, and treatment guideline updates for neurologists and related specialists. The publication has no known record of significant editorial controversies, and its content does not reflect an identifiable ideological stance. Its coverage of Trump administration actions — such as NIH leadership changes, pediatric cancer research executive orders, and regulatory posture toward neurotechnology — is reported in terms of clinical and scientific impact rather than political judgment. As an advertiser-supported trade publication, its editorial priorities are shaped more by pharmaceutical-industry advertising relationships and the informational needs of clinician readers than by any political orientation.

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Profile compiled 2026-09-18; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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