Newsflash: “Social Interaction Is Critical for Mental and Physical Health,” as The New York Times recently reported. Decades of research support the theory that social connections can have a positive effect on your health. Having social ties may help prevent illness and is still a boon to your health when you’re sick or living with… Continue reading 75k [virtual] hugs on PatientsLikeMe – and how social connections are good for your health
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“It gives me a source of hope”: Gloria’s 9+ years of tracking Parkinson’s disease and making connections on PatientsLikeMe
Member Gloria (sunshine221) has been here almost since the start. The Parkinson’s Disease (PD) community on PatientsLikeMe launched in 2007, and Gloria joined in 2008. We recently caught up with her about her early days with PD, how she has used PatientsLikeMe through the years and what she’s up to now. Early days with PD… Continue reading “It gives me a source of hope”: Gloria’s 9+ years of tracking Parkinson’s disease and making connections on PatientsLikeMe
Chris Hannah, founder of CHSG, talks cluster headaches, clinical trials and more
In the beginning of June, we posted about National Headache and Migraine Awareness Month, and today, we’re continuing the conversation with Chris Hannah, the founder of Cluster Headache Support Group (CHSG). He recently sat down for a PatientsLikeMe blog interview, and he spoke at length about everything related to cluster headaches. Below, read what he… Continue reading Chris Hannah, founder of CHSG, talks cluster headaches, clinical trials and more
LUNGevity Foundation and PatientsLikeMe Unite for New Partnership
Organizations Team Up to Enhance Patient Network for People Living with Lung Cancer, Expand Reach for Research Washington, DC (October 30, 2014) – Today, LUNGevity Foundation, the leading lung cancer nonprofit, and PatientsLikeMe, the leading patient network, announced a joint initiative to help people diagnosed with lung cancer. The organizations are collaborating to increase the… Continue reading LUNGevity Foundation and PatientsLikeMe Unite for New Partnership
Depression Awareness Month- What does it feel like?
Here at PatientsLikeMe, there are thousands of people sharing their experiences with more than a dozen mental health conditions, including 15,000 patients who report major depressive disorder and 1,700 patients who report postpartum depression. What do they have to say? This word cloud has some of the most commonly used phrases on our mental health forum. It gives you a feel of the many… Continue reading Depression Awareness Month- What does it feel like?
MS members share about their PatientsLikeMeInMotion™ experiences
PatientsLikeMeInMotion™ is a way to celebrate our three star members (super health data donors) and sponsor them at events so that they can raise awareness for their condition. If you’re passionate about advocacy and you’re participating in a walk, run or other fundraiser on behalf of your condition, learn more and sign up right here. … Continue reading MS members share about their PatientsLikeMeInMotion™ experiences
Research, support and hope for spinal muscular atrophy
If you know PatientsLikeMe, you know that neurological conditions take us all the way back to our beginning. Stephen Heywood, the brother of our founders Ben and Jamie, was diagnosed with ALS back in 1998 at age 29. Today, almost ten years after PatientsLikeMe was created, thousands of members living with ALS and other neurological… Continue reading Research, support and hope for spinal muscular atrophy
Learning from Others: Newsletter Highlights 2011
In the spirit of the New Year, here are some highlights from our recent newsletter. Read what patients like you have to say about what they’re most interested in learning from other patients this year. * * * (Amy) What are you most interested in learning from other patients this year? (bradley25 – Mood Conditions… Continue reading Learning from Others: Newsletter Highlights 2011
Parkinson’s Patient Interview: A Spring in Your Step
As you know, we like to just check in with our members to see how you’re doing as a person, not just a patient. This week on the blog, we’re highlighting some interviews to help you get to know some of the people here just like you. Here’s an interview with member “angela_b,” a member… Continue reading Parkinson’s Patient Interview: A Spring in Your Step
One for All: Interview with Diamondlil58 (Welcomer of 15k Patients)
We’ve been learning about how connected our patients are this week in our blog series called “One for All.” In the first two blogs by Jeff Cole, we read (and saw through cool graphics) how some of our members are initiating an unparalleled universe of dialogue. Today, we sit down with one of those members,… Continue reading One for All: Interview with Diamondlil58 (Welcomer of 15k Patients)