The PatientsLikeMe team has been traveling around the globe recently talking about the power of real-world patient data in changing healthcare. You may have heard about our executives at industry conferences, government hearings, or even on TV. Highlights below. Last month, PatientsLikeMe Co-founder and President Ben Heywood was on Fox Business News talking about how… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe – Out & About and OnCall
Category: Multiple Sclerosis
Celebrating MS Awareness Month: Interview with Accelerated Cure’s Sara Loud
It’s MS Awareness Month and we’re excited to bring you information from our nonprofit partner, Accelerated Cure Project for MS. We briefly mentioned the Accelerated Cure Repository in our blog interview with Devic’s patient, Gracie. We thought we’d take the opportunity to ask The Accelerated Cure Project for MS a bit more about the repository… Continue reading Celebrating MS Awareness Month: Interview with Accelerated Cure’s Sara Loud
Raising MS Awareness: Meet Ramilla…
At PatientsLikeMe, we believe in getting to know the person, not just the “patient.” That’s why we interview members each month in our newsletter to find out more about how they approach life. In honor of MS Awareness Month, we are pleased to share with you our recent interview with Ramilla, a three-star member of… Continue reading Raising MS Awareness: Meet Ramilla…
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: Interview with Gardener
It’s National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Week. There are more than 17,400 patients in the PatientsLikeMe MS community sharing data about their symptoms, treatments and side effects, lifestyle modifications and overall health outcomes. In honor of the week, and March being National MS Awareness Month, we will be posting interviews with MS patients and nonprofit… Continue reading Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: Interview with Gardener
Where are the Cures? An interview with Myelin Repair Foundation
PatientsLikeMe partner, Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF), is a nonprofit organization devoted to reducing the time it takes to discover and develop treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Recently, the MRF launched a campaign called “Where are the Cures?” – a site dedicated to a greater understanding of the barriers slowing the discovery and development of… Continue reading Where are the Cures? An interview with Myelin Repair Foundation
FDA’s New Guidance on Patient-Reported Outcomes
We’re big fans of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) here at PatientsLikeMe, defined by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as: “A measurement based on a report that comes directly from the patient about the status of a patient’s health condition without amendment or interpretation of the patient’s response by a clinician or anyone else.” The self-report… Continue reading FDA’s New Guidance on Patient-Reported Outcomes
PatientsLikeMe Acquires Online Pain Management Company, ReliefInsite
Today’s news release announcing acquisition of ReliefInsite. Want to receive future announcements? Sign up for our RSS feed on the press page. – – – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PATIENTSLIKEME ACQUIRES ONLINE PAIN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, RELIEFINSITE20,000 Patients Reporting Moderate to Severe Pain on PatientsLikeMe Cambridge, MA and New York City, NY – February 16, 2010 –… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe Acquires Online Pain Management Company, ReliefInsite
Exciting New ALS Progression Chart Upgrades
Today, we’re announcing an exciting major upgrade to our PatientsLikeMe platform – new profile charts with significant functional improvements. We started PatientsLikeMe with the idea that visualizing your condition and treatment history over time is a powerful way to understand the impact of your treatment choices and tell the story of your progress to other… Continue reading Exciting New ALS Progression Chart Upgrades
A Year in Review: PatientsLikeMe in 2009
As 2009 comes to an end, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of our members, partners and general fans for another great year. Here’s a recap of some of the exciting happenings at PatientsLikeMe these past 12 months. Wishing you all a Happy New Year! Community MilestonesThis year, the 15+ disease communities… Continue reading A Year in Review: PatientsLikeMe in 2009
Harnessing New Media for Patient Advocacy (Part II)
A few weeks ago, I was invited to present on behalf of PatientsLikeMe at the Arthritis Foundation workshop held in Newport, RI. The presentation was on how to “harness new media for patient advocacy” – the same as what I presented at a workshop for non-profits in northern New England in August. This time the… Continue reading Harnessing New Media for Patient Advocacy (Part II)