Sponsored by the health blog Dose of Digital, the Dosie Awards were created to recognize the best examples of social media in the healthcare industry. Now in its second year, this award program was expanded in 2011 to include both Judges’ Choice and People’s Choice Awards. Within each category, a Gold, Silver and Bronze medal […]
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“Patients know what patients want to know.” – Dave deBronkart Blogger, author and international keynote speaker Dave deBronkart is a familiar name at PatientsLikeMe, as his writings and health talks tend to strike a chord with us. You see, “E-Patient Dave,” as he calls himself, has a story that underscores exactly why we founded PatientsLikeMe. After
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When you’re diagnosed with an illness, there are many unknowns ahead. For example, what’s the best future possible for you? At PatientsLikeMe, we believe that no one should have to face these questions alone. Like today’s patients, today’s youth are also facing uncertainties. With the world economy remaining in a precarious state, it can be
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What kinds of things do we cover in our monthly newsletters for members? Take a look at the excerpt below from our June edition. Also, in case you didn’t know, anyone – whether a PatientsLikeMe member or not – can view our current and past newsletters in our Newsletter Archive. See what we’ve been up
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The submissions are in and it’s now time for you to decide the winners of the first-ever PatientsLikeMe Video Contest! We asked “How has PatientsLikeMe changed your life?” and our members have worked long and hard to prepare their answers in these memorable videos. Take a look and vote for your favorite! PATIENTSLIKEME VIDEO CONTEST – VOTE HERE There
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“We’re just getting started on a long road to really impact your individual disease and your quality of life…” Each week this month, we’ll be posting a video interview with a member of the PatientsLikeMe executive team. You’ll hear from Ben Heywood, Jamie Heywood, David S. Williams and Paul Wicks, Ph.D. about what the recent
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“I think we can see there are a lot of ways where openness can be powerful. What’s necessary is to help facilitate openness and reduce the barriers to sharing medical information.” – Ben Heywood PatientsLikeMe Co-Founder Ben Heywood has blogged previously about openness and sharing – and how important they are for patients. In this
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Today, PatientsLikeMe announces its expansion in the following news release. (You can click on the image on the right to see a visualization of real-time profile views on PatientsLikeMe.) ***** CAMBRIDGE, MA–(Marketwire – April 11, 2011) – Today, PatientsLikeMe (www.patientslikeme.com) announces the expansion of its platform and invites patients with any condition to join. The five-year-old
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A recent search of the PatientsLikeMe forum reveals that there are thousands of posts that mention the word “scar.” Looking closer, you’ll see that there are discussions of physical scars – for example, from certain procedures or diseases – as well emotional scars. One moving thread – entitled “A letter to help others understand you
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It’s time to dust off your home video skills! We are excited to announce the first-ever PatientsLikeMe “Express Yourself” Video Contest. Every day, patients like you are sharing your health data and experiences at PatientsLikeMe in order to take control of your health and help others. Now we are inviting you to create a video
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