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PatientsLikeMe and Merck Establish Health Information Collaboration Focused on Psoriasis

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Patient-Based Research Aims to Produce New Insights Into Most Common Autoimmune Disease in U.S. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Aug 13, 2012 — PatientsLikeMe announces it has entered into a collaboration with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, to evaluate the impact of psoriasis on patients and to inform a novel approach to improving outcomes. “A […]

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PatientsLikeMe in the News: A Roundup

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Check out some of the media outlets that have highlighted health social networks recently – including PatientsLikeMe and our members. Social Media a Godsend for Patients with Rare Diseases PatientsLikeMe is highlighted as a good example in this Chicago Tribune article. Medical Innovation Needs Silicon Valley Speed, Stat Fast Company cites us for providing “unprecedented

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PatientsLikeMe Adds Three New Executives to Its Leadership Team

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New Appointments Cap Active Year, Solidify Team for Strategic Growth CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Jun 27, 2012 — PatientsLikeMe, the leading health data-sharing website, announces the appointment of three new executives to its leadership team.  The company, which recently expanded its website to invite patients with any disease, makes this move to focus on expanding the collection and use

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Quote of the Day: Jamie Heywood

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“People often think of PatientsLikeMe as a social network, and I think what they miss is the fundamental part of our invention. What we’re really building is the first medical record designed to answer questions directly for patients. Not to do billing, not to do some other component of the healthcare system. To actually answer questions for patients. Paul Wicks,

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PATIENTSLIKEME AND R.A.R.E PROJECT UNITE TO FIND AND CONNECT ONE MILLION RARE DISEASE PATIENTS

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nonprofit and “Not Just for Profit” Announce Collaboration at PartneringForCures Event NEW YORK, NY – November 7, 2011 – Today, PatientsLikeMe and R.A.R.E Project, a nonprofit advocacy and support group for patients with all rare diseases, announce a new partnership to find and connect 1 million rare disease patients to share and

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PatientsLikeMe’s Paul Wicks Ph.D. Named Humanitarian of the Year and TR35 Honoree by MIT Technology Review

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CAMBRIDGE, MA–(Marketwire – Aug 23, 2011) – Today, PatientsLikeMe‘s Research Director, Paul Wicks Ph.D., was named a TR35 Honoree and spotlighted as Humanitarian of the Year by MIT Technology Review magazine, which profiled him in an in-depth article and video. The TR35 list recognizes the world’s top innovators under the age of 35, spanning medicine, energy, computing, communications,

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