November 2013

A day in the life of Social Media Specialist Jesse Smith

Our members give us a glimpse of their personal lives every single day when they share through their PatientsLikeMe profiles, and as the days tick down until Thanksgiving and Christmas, we’re getting into the holiday spirit by sharing a little about ourselves with you. Jesse Smith is the Social Media Specialist on the marketing team […]

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Improving drug safety through the patient voice

At PatientsLikeMe we’re interested in bringing the voice of our patients to the attention of those who make drug products and to the regulators that approve them. Since 2008 we have conducted a series of projects to collect safety information from some of our member communities. We’ve worked with our pharmaceutical partners to help them

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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

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Uniting for World Diabetes Day and American Diabetes Month

Diabetes is one of the most widespread conditions in the world.1 Globally, more than 370 million people are living with diabetes, including over 25 million in the United States alone.2 And throughout November, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) will raise awareness about everything diabetes, from risk factors and genetics to proper diet and blood sugar testing. The

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“Sleep has become a process.” Checking in with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patient and PatientsLikeMe member Lori

Some of you probably remember seeing her on the PatientsLikeMe blog before. Lori is living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and when we first chatted with her last July, she shared her experiences with blogging, the difficulty in finding the right diagnosis and how connecting with others has positively impacted her life. For our “Are You

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Raising awareness for epilepsy in many different ways

November is often seen as a month of transition – autumn gives way to winter, the holiday season fires up, and our short sleeves disappear for warm coats and sweaters. And as many of you know, November is also National Epilepsy Awareness Month. Many different organizations focus on epilepsy throughout the year, but this November,

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Stress and sleep- PatientsLikeMe co-founder Jamie Heywood’s interview on the TEDMED blog

Our co-founder Jamie Heywood was just interviewed for the TEDMED blog. Check it out! He talks more about the recent PatientsLikeMe sleep survey and some new results that show how stress can impact our sleeping habits.       Here’s what’s posted up on the TEDMED blog… A new survey suggests patients’ sleep problems often

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A Live Online Event: The extended effects of sleep deprivation

Recently, PatientsLikeMe co-founder Jamie Heywood and the member community were featured on TEDMED’s blog, and we’re happy to share the post with you this morning. In case you didn’t know, TEDMED is a “multi-disciplinary community of innovators and leaders who share a common determination to create a better future in health and medicine.” (Check out their

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