Here at PatientsLikeMe we strive to give you the tools and functionalities you want and need to gain insights into your conditions, including putting your experiences in context. Today, we’re introducing a new tool in all of our communities called “InstantMe.” Want to chart how you’re feeling day in and day out? Now you can.… Continue reading Share and Compare: How are you feeling? Find out with InstantMe!
Category: Conditions
Living with a health condition? On the PatientsLikeMe blog, find helpful health information and patient stories about being diagnosed, trying different treatments, and living day-to-day with a chronic condition.
Epilepsy Awareness Month: The Alternative Way
It’s Epilepsy Awareness Month, so let’s continue with our series of blogs about our Epilepsy Community members’ experiences with this disease. Below is an interview with member “akamine2525.” Earlier this year, she gave the following interview in our monthly newsletter. Want to know what keeps akamine2525 motivated, who she admires and how epilepsy has affected… Continue reading Epilepsy Awareness Month: The Alternative Way
PatientsLikeMe at Health 2.0: Paths to Insight
Last month, I spoke once again at the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco. The video of my presentation is now online. Here’s a snapshot of what I covered in the 6-minute talk: As I note in my presentation, there are a lot of caveats to what I have up on the screen. We as… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe at Health 2.0: Paths to Insight
Epilepsy Awareness Month: What do you know about Epilepsy?
Launched earlier this year, the PatientsLikeMe Epilepsy community now has more than 3,000 patients. In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, here’s a snapshot of what patients like you are sharing and learning about in this community. Did you know… How are our members treating their condition? What are their major symptoms? What are they talking… Continue reading Epilepsy Awareness Month: What do you know about Epilepsy?
Epilepsy Awareness Month: The Beauty and The Turbulence
Did you know November is Epilepsy Awareness Month? In honor of the month and to help raise awareness of epilepsy, here is the first in a series of blogs about our Epilepsy Community members’ experiences with this disease. To kick us off, let’s meet tonialpha, a three-star member and PRO who recently sat down with… Continue reading Epilepsy Awareness Month: The Beauty and The Turbulence
The Patient Voice | Episode 5: A Little Elbow Grease and a “Can Do” Attitude
I don’t think about what I can’t do,I think about what I can do. – Cher441 Over the past month, we’ve heard several stories about how PatientsLikeMe Parkinson’s Disease community members came together online and made a quilt that has traveled all around the world providing warmth, comfort and a sense of unity for each… Continue reading The Patient Voice | Episode 5: A Little Elbow Grease and a “Can Do” Attitude
The Patient Voice | Episode 4: Weaving An Inheritance
“I’ve had Parkinson’s for 15 years, and I feel like I can help people more by being vocal than I can by being quiet.” -Aunti J Stand up and shout! Episode four of our new podcast series, “The Patient Voice,” is here! For our next interviewee, meet Aunti J. Like many others who contributed to… Continue reading The Patient Voice | Episode 4: Weaving An Inheritance
What Data Do We Sell? A Continued Discussion about “Data Scraping”
In response to the Wall Street Journal article published last week, we’ve had a lot of great discussions about the role of honesty and transparency. Transparency is about you – members of the PatientsLikeMe community – knowing how we make money and what we do with the data you’ve entrusted to each other and PatientsLikeMe.… Continue reading What Data Do We Sell? A Continued Discussion about “Data Scraping”
The Patient Voice | Episode 3: When a Community “Becomes Family”
“I’ve met a lot of people from all over the world,we are all one happy family.” – Vigwig Around and around we go, strap on in for Episode 3 of our podcast series, “The Patient Voice.” To continue with the PatientsLikeMe Parkinson’s Disease (PD) quilt story, our guest today is community member VigWig. A few… Continue reading The Patient Voice | Episode 3: When a Community “Becomes Family”
Mental Health Awareness: What do you know about Mood Conditions?
In honor of this month’s Mental Illness Awareness Week, here’s a snapshot of what’s happening in our PatientsLikeMe Mood community. Launched in 2008, the community now has more than 18,000 patients. Below are some interesting facts about the community, so please read and share on! DID YOU ALSO KNOW… How are our members treating their… Continue reading Mental Health Awareness: What do you know about Mood Conditions?