What kinds of things do we cover in our monthly newsletters for members? Take a look at the excerpt below from our December edition. Also, in case you didn’t know, anyone – whether a PatientsLikeMe member or not – can view our current and past newsletters in our Newsletter Archive. See what we’ve been up to… Continue reading A Peek at the December Newsletters for Members
Category: Patient Experiences
Spotlighted Blogger: Parkinson’s Patient Steve Ploussard of “Attitude & Fitness Wins”
Last week we kicked off a new blog series featuring patient bloggers, and today, we’re pleased to present our second installment. Please meet Steve Ploussard, a longtime PatientsLikeMe member who writes a blog about living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) called “Attitude & Fitness Wins.” Steve decided that blogging was the perfect way to “come out”… Continue reading Spotlighted Blogger: Parkinson’s Patient Steve Ploussard of “Attitude & Fitness Wins”
Submit Your Best “App” Ideas to Help Teen Cancer Patients
“Young cancer patients have a lot to say as well as questions to ask, but struggle to find quality information sources where they can express this. It is even harder to find an innovative platform to visit. I believe a mobile app created exclusively for teenage cancer patients would make their quest for information not… Continue reading Submit Your Best “App” Ideas to Help Teen Cancer Patients
A Peek at the November Newsletter for Members
What kinds of things do we cover in our monthly newsletters for members? Take a look at the excerpt below from our November edition. Also, in case you didn’t know, anyone – whether a PatientsLikeMe member or not – can view our current and past newsletters in our Newsletter Archive. See what we’ve been up to… Continue reading A Peek at the November Newsletter for Members
Write, Snap and Share for World AIDS Day
Today, December 1st, is World AIDS Day. 30 years after the first reports of AIDS in the United States, HIV – the virus that can lead to AIDS – is still a reality for 1.1 million Americans. Complicating matters is that fact that one in every five people living with HIV in the United States… Continue reading Write, Snap and Share for World AIDS Day
How to Thrive: Takeaways from TEDx Cambridge
Patient Experience Manager Kate Brigham and I attended TEDx Cambridge last week, a one-day event full of thought-provoking and inspirational talks about Ideas Worth Spreading (TED’s mission). The participants didn’t want to just survive, they wanted to Thrive, which was this year’s theme. Speakers, including our President and Co-Founder Ben Heywood, enlightened the crowd with… Continue reading How to Thrive: Takeaways from TEDx Cambridge
Are Your Lungs Trying to Tell You Something?
Chronic coughing and wheezing. Frequent shortness of breath. Struggling for air. These are some of the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which affects 24 million Americans (or approximately one in five adults over the age of 45). As many as half of them don’t realize they have COPD, however, as many people mistake… Continue reading Are Your Lungs Trying to Tell You Something?
What Patients Are Thankful For
Thanksgiving is a time for remembering all the reasons you have to be grateful. For patients who face numerous health challenges, this can mean reminding yourself of all the things you have gained – not lost – since your diagnosis. One theme that we’re especially proud to hear our 120,000+ members express is how thankful… Continue reading What Patients Are Thankful For
Results from PatientsLikeMe Diabetes Poll
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PATIENTSLIKEME POLL REVEALS UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON MOST DIFFICULT FOR DIABETES PATIENTS CONTROLLING BLOOD GLUCOSE PatientsLikeMe Introduces Daily Glucose Monitoring Feature in December CAMBRIDGE, MA – November 22, 2011 – According to a recent PatientsLikeMe® Poll, one out of every two type 2 diabetes patients (50%) and nearly two out of every three type… Continue reading Results from PatientsLikeMe Diabetes Poll
Do the Holidays Give You Heartburn?
Overeating on Thanksgiving is a tradition in many households – one that can produce some very uncomfortable results. It is no coincidence, then, that November 20 – 26th is the 13th Annual GERD Awareness Week. Affecting up to 1 in 5 adults in the US, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition that develops when… Continue reading Do the Holidays Give You Heartburn?