In 1998, Stephen Heywood, the brother of our co-founders Ben and Jamie, and friend of Jeff Cole, was diagnosed with ALS. They immediately went to work trying to find new ways to slow Stephen’s progression, and after 6 years of trial and error, they built PatientsLikeMe in 2004. Mary Ann Singersen also has family experience… Continue reading Q & A with Mary Ann Singersen, Co-Founder/President of the A.L.S. Family Charitable Foundation
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Awareness, prevention, education, and family – the four goals of Men’s Health Month
This June marks the 20th anniversary of Men’s Health Month, first created by the U.S. Congress and a few other organizations in 1994. Men’s Health Month is all about heightening awareness of preventable health problems and encouraging early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.1 This year, the campaign has four goals: awareness,… Continue reading Awareness, prevention, education, and family – the four goals of Men’s Health Month
World Parkinson’s Congress recap
Here at PatientsLikeMe, we always look forward to hopping on the road and visiting you, the members who generously share personal health journeys so everyone can learn to live better, together. Recently, Molly (she’s part of your Community Team), Brad and Jim (part of our Partner Marketing team) drove north to Montreal to attend the… Continue reading World Parkinson’s Congress recap