FamilyWize Community Service Partnership is committed to helping improve the health and well being of individuals and communities. High-cost prescription medications can be the cause of financial stress for uninsured or under-insured consumers. In fact, cost is the number one reason people do not take their prescribed medications, which impacts the short-term and long-term health… Continue reading Q&A with Dan Barnes, CEO and Susan Gilmore, Executive Director, Community Engagement, FamilyWize
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Bruce Cooper and Ed Godber talk about the AstraZeneca/PatientsLikeMe partnership
AstraZeneca and PatientsLikeMe announced today that they’re working together to use patient-reported data to shape future medicines and help improve patient outcomes. While it focuses on an initial set of four therapeutic areas (lupus, respiratory diseases, oncology and diabetes) the partnership signals a significant step forward for patients worldwide. Bruce Cooper, AstraZeneca’s Senior Vice President,… Continue reading Bruce Cooper and Ed Godber talk about the AstraZeneca/PatientsLikeMe partnership
Taking control: from PatientsLikeMe member Letitia and our friends at the Partnership to Improve Patient Care
Many of you have already met Letitia. She’s part of the PatientsLikeMe epilepsy community, and from her Patient Voice video to Twitter (@Pulchritude81), she continues to be a rockstar when it comes to sharing her experiences and advocating for patient centered research. Her latest efforts focused on patient empowerment where she headlined a webinar with our friends at… Continue reading Taking control: from PatientsLikeMe member Letitia and our friends at the Partnership to Improve Patient Care
PatientsLikeMe members to be highlighted in patient empowerment webinar
Many PatientsLikeMe members talk openly about the reasons why they donate their health data and why they believe patient-centered healthcare means better healthcare for all. And just a week from now, two of them will be sharing their stories with everyone in a live webinar. On Tuesday, January 20th, at 2:00pm EST, the Partnership to… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe members to be highlighted in patient empowerment webinar
Shining a light on lung cancer
Back in 1995, a few organizations came together to recognize Lung Cancer Awareness Day – there were a few awareness activities and some scattered fundraisers. Fast forward to now. Almost 20 years later, over 125 different lung cancer events are spread across three continents during the month of November. This is Lung Cancer Awareness Month,… Continue reading Shining a light on lung cancer
A new collaboration and the work ahead: An interview with PatientsLikeMe Co-founder and President Ben Heywood
Earlier this week, PatientsLikeMe announced a five-year collaboration with Genentech. Our goal? To bring your experience – the patient experience – to a company that wants to learn more from the people who are living with serious diseases, and to better integrate your insights into their decision-making as they develop new medicines. PatientsLikeMe Co-founder and… Continue reading A new collaboration and the work ahead: An interview with PatientsLikeMe Co-founder and President Ben Heywood
NurseTogether.com partners with PatientsLikeMe
Media Contact Steve Curtin Vice President NurseTogether.com +1 508.494.0776 stevec@nursetogether.com November 20, 2013, Charlotte, NC — NurseTogether.com, one of the premier online communities for nurses, today announced it has signed a marketing partnership with the patient network PatientsLikeMe to support and promote the importance of the nurse-to-patient care relationship. The websites will share content… Continue reading NurseTogether.com partners with PatientsLikeMe
Patient-focused organizations join forces to build awareness and participation
The innovative medical research philanthropy Cures Within Reach has announced a marketing partnership with PatientsLikeMe to work together to improve patient lives. Sep. 10, 2013 – SKOKIE, Ill — Cures Within Reach, a non-profit focused on research to repurpose existing compounds for new and immediate use, and PatientsLikeMe, a patient network and real-time research platform, are… Continue reading Patient-focused organizations join forces to build awareness and participation
Aetna and PatientsLikeMe Help Empower Members Through Collaborative Program
HARTFORD, Conn. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 14, 2013 – Aetna (NYSE: AET) and PatientsLikeMe today announced a new program to help Aetna members improve the way they live with various health conditions. Through a one-year pilot program, Aetna is directing its members to PatientsLikeMe so they can connect with others who have the same condition,… Continue reading Aetna and PatientsLikeMe Help Empower Members Through Collaborative Program