The holidays are a time for thinking about everything you hope and wish for in the coming year. They’re also a time for appreciating everything you already have. As our season’s greetings to you, we wanted to share a wish expressed by each member of our management team. “I wish for every patient and family… Continue reading Holidays Wishes from PatientsLikeMe to You
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One for All: Walking the Road Ahead with Both Patients and Industry
“You’re the patient who’s taking the medication. But industry can act almost like a friend who’s walking with you. And that relationship has never been the case in healthcare. Never.” – David S. Williams III Last week, we kicked off our latest video series with an interview with President and Co-Founder Ben Heywood about the… Continue reading One for All: Walking the Road Ahead with Both Patients and Industry
Look Ahead with PatientsLikeMeOnCall™
PatientsLikeMeOnCall™ is proud to present a new podcast series called “A Look Ahead.” Through these dynamic podcasts, we will be diving into the major shifts PatientsLikeMe sees ahead for patients, patient care and patient/industry collaboration. At the end of 2010, PatientsLikeMeOnCall released an episode called “The Patient Rules.” In this group podcast, we sat down with… Continue reading Look Ahead with PatientsLikeMeOnCall™
Bil:Pil Conference Presentation on PatientsLikeMe
A few weeks ago, I gave a 30-minute talk about PatientsLikeMe at Bil:Pil, the unconference following TEDMED in San Diego (where Jamie Heywood made an amazing presentation, by the way). The topic of my presentation was “A Healthy Mix with an Economic Twist.” I focused on how difficult it can be to make money in… Continue reading Bil:Pil Conference Presentation on PatientsLikeMe
PatientsLikeMe Adds Online Community for People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
PatientsLikeMe made the following announcement last night at the TEDMED conference. For more on Jamie Heywood’s presentation, check out what people are saying on Twitter. – – – – – – – PATIENTSLIKEME ADDS ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Researchers Use Open Medical Network to Measure Real-World Impact of XMRV Virus Cambridge,… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe Adds Online Community for People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Voices of Fibromyalgia: Q&A with Minnie Lee
PatientsLikeMe’s David S. Williams sits down with well-known blogger, triathlete and fibromyalgia patient, Minnie Lee. Lee, an early member of our new fibromylagia community which launched this week, has a public profile on the site. *** (David) When were you diagnosed with fibromyalgia and when were your first symptoms? (Minnie) I was diagnosed in late… Continue reading Voices of Fibromyalgia: Q&A with Minnie Lee
The Value of Openness
Welcome to the PatientsLikeMe blog. Here you will get firsthand accounts of our growth and how we are impacting global health care. Why have we chose the name “The Value of Openness”? Read our Openness Philosophy below, and you’ll see why. ________________________ Openness is a good thing. Most healthcare websites have a Privacy Policy. Naturally,… Continue reading The Value of Openness