Primary Glomerular Rare Kidney Disease (RKD) vs Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Differences, Symptoms and Treatment
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes When we talk about kidney disease, chronic kidney disease (CKD) often domina ...Read more
How is Alpha-1 Different from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
Have you ever noticed a sudden cough come on that doesn’t seem to want to go away? Or felt strong during exercise one day, th ...Read more
9 Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Fight Chronic Illness
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Explains the link between chronic inflammation and various diseases, emphasizing ...Read more
Why these 5 Olympians with health conditions are #1 in our hearts
The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games have come to a close. Did you happen to catch any of these 5 Olympians with health condit ...Read more
Team of Advisors member Kimberly’s care team fell apart and she was left with 10 days to build a new one
Kimberly ( firefly84 ) is part of the PatientsLikeMe 2016-2017 Team of Advisors. She’s living with autonomic neuropathy, a ra ...Read more
Member Kimberly opens up about living with a rare disease
Today is Rare Disease Day 2017, and to raise awareness Kimberly ( firefly84 ), a member of the 2016-2017 Team of Advisors, re ...Read more
“We are the ones that know what is required to give us the care we deserve” — Member Ann shares her story for Rare Disease Day
February 29 only comes around every four years – and this year, it’s extra special: Today marks the 9 th annual Rare Diseas ...Read more
Recapping with our Team of Advisors!
Many of you will remember meeting our inaugural Team of Advisors from when we first shared about this exciting team last ye ...Read more
Getting to know our Team of Advisors - Amy
We're been introducing the PatientsLikeMe Team of Advisors on the blog over the past 6 months, and today, we're happy to anno ...Read more
Day-by-day, hand-in-hand
All around the world, everyone impacted by a rare disease is taking everything day-by-day. But they can take each day hand-in ...Read more