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Benjamin Heywood Interviewed by the Health Business Blog

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Bringing the New Year in right, Benjamin Heywood, CEO of PatientsLikeMe, was interviewed by David E. Williams, publisher of the Health Business Blog (not to be confused with David S. Williams who works with PatientsLikeMe). In the interview, Ben discusses the future of the company, its ground-breaking Openness Philosophy, and the differentiation of PatientsLikeMe versus […]

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Happy Holidays! PatientsLikeMe Update: December 2007

2 Comments / Patient Experiences / By patientslikeme

As 2007 comes to a close, we want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Thanks for being a part of the PatientsLikeMe family! In order to continue to create online homes for patients with life-changing conditions, we need to continue building a solid team. Therefore, we plan to expand our staff in

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The Value of Openness

35 Comments / Patient Experiences / By patientslikeme

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,

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PatientsLikeMe at the Toronto ALS/MND Symposium

2 Comments / ALS, Research / By patientslikeme

This year PatientsLikeMe was the major sponsor of the 18th International ALS/MND Symposium held in Toronto, Canada. Research scientist Paul Wicks, marketing officer Lori Scanlon, and community liaison Emma Willey were all in attendance to tell people about the site. We first started telling the ALS/MND community about us at the Yokohama conference in 2006,

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PatientsLikeMe T-Shirts

6 Comments / Multiple Sclerosis / By patientslikeme

As the holiday spirit finally came upon us we thought we should do something nice for our members. There are thousands of them (and many more every day), so it isn’t reasonable to thank every one (we may look like Santa Claus, but we’re not, sadly). So we decided to thank the “stars” of the

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PatientsLikeMe Update: November 2007

2 Comments / ALS, HIV/AIDS, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease / By patientslikeme

It’s been six months since we launched our first newsletter, and a lot has happened at PatientsLikeMe in that time. With the holiday season now upon us, we thought we should give thanks for the amazing strides made in all our communities. There is power in numbers, as they say, and we are grateful to

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Happy Thanksgiving! PatientsLikeMe MS Patient Spotlight: FeliciOlivar

1 Comment / Multiple Sclerosis / By patientslikeme

At PatientsLikeMe, we believe in getting to know the person, not just the “patient.” That’s why we’ve decided to interview one patient each month to find out more about how he or she approaches life. This month we are pleased to feature FeliciOlivar, a two-star member. 1. What are you thankful for? I am thankful

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PatientsLikeMe Parkinson’s Patient Spotlight: Lynette1400

Parkinson's Disease / By patientslikeme

At PatientsLikeMe, we believe in getting to know the person, not just the “patient.” That’s why we’ve decided to interview one patient each month to find out more about how he or she approaches life. This month we are pleased to feature Lynette1400, a two-star member. What are you thankful for? A loving husband and

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PatientsLikeMe at Health 2.0 Conference

Patient Experiences / By patientslikeme

PatientsLikeMe attended the inaugural Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco. Congratulations to Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya for putting on a great show. Ben Heywood participated in the Social Media panel along with other great health 2.0 companies, DailyStrength, OrganizedWisdom, Inspire, MedHelp, and Sophia’s Garden. The high quality of each company’s offering ensures that patients

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PatientsLikeMe Parkinson’s Patient Spotlight: chethk

Parkinson's Disease / By patientslikeme

At PatientsLikeMe, we believe in getting to know the person, not just the “patient.” That’s why we’ve decided to interview one member each month to find out more about how he or she approaches life. This month we are pleased to feature chethk, a two-star member. Where do you find joy? I find joy by

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