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Five million

By Brian · Posted April 11, 2013
205 replies
Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School

By Brian · Posted March 13, 2013
84 replies
As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...

Exciting news

By Brian · Posted February 27, 2013
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Fellow members, I'm writing today to share the exciting news that Genetic Alliance (www.geneticalliance.org) will be partnering with Inspire on this community, which will be called the Genetic Alliance ...

Count Us, Know Us, Join Us

By Brian · Posted October 24, 2012
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Hello, We recently relaunched advancedbreastcancercomunity.org with Novartis Oncology support. The site includes the “Count Us, Know Us, Join Us” mosaic. Originally it didn't allow you to add yourself ...

Introducing 'Count Us, Know Us, Join Us'

By Brian · Posted September 6, 2012
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Hello, You’ll notice that we’ve updated the look of this community. We hope you’ll agree this is a nice, fresh design. We’d also like to announce a new support program from Novartis Oncology aimed at ...

Narratives from the NICU

By Brian · Posted November 1, 2011
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In recognition of Prematurity Awareness Month 2011, I am pleased to share with you a new free 32-page online report, Narratives from the NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care Units Through the Eyes of Parents ...

Patient-driven research

By Brian · Posted October 13, 2011
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I'd like to share with you a new Inspire report, The SCAD Ladies Stand Up: Stories of Patient Empowerment, which chronicles patient-initiated research in our community. This amazing patient-driven effort ...

On TalkPsoriasis, supporting a new member is no heavy lifting

By Brian · Posted March 25, 2011
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Inspire is proud to partner with NPF on TalkPsoriasis, which connects nearly one million individuals annually and provides information and support about psoriasis — a chronic, noncontagious disease of ...

The Inspire Rare Disease Day report

By Brian · Posted February 21, 2011
18 replies
About a month ago, I asked Inspire members who have a rare disease or who are helping care for a loved one with a rare disease to share their stories for a special report. The stories you shared are wonderful ...

Share your diagnosis story for Rare Disease Day

By Brian · Posted January 3, 2011
23 replies
Hello everyone, In recognition of Rare Disease Day 2011 on February 28, we are looking for Inspire members who have been diagnosed with a rare disease, or who are helping to care for a loved one with ...

Inspire featured in ABC News story about helping patients with rare disease

By Brian · Posted October 15, 2010
44 replies
This story highlights how so many of us discover and support one another through Inspire: Social Networks Make Rare Diseases Not so Hard to Find I think you'll enjoy reading it. Brian ...

Good Morning America is looking for stories about cardiac screening

By Brian · Posted September 2, 2010
2 replies
The ABC Medical Reporting Unit is looking for a high school student to interview for the television show Good Morning America. ABC has asked us to help find a high school student who was mistakenly told ...

A few more words about privacy

By Brian · Posted August 25, 2010
75 replies
All of us at Inspire care a great deal about your privacy and work hard to ensure the information you trust us with is kept safe. We designed Inspire so that you have complete control over how your personal ...

Health communities described in the New York Times

By Brian · Posted March 25, 2010
21 replies
There is a good article, and mention of Inspire, in the New York Times. We spoke with the Pew Internet and American Life Project about this research, and support the work they're doing to understand the ...

World Rare Disease Day

By Brian · Posted February 25, 2010
26 replies
In recognition of Rare Disease Day 2010, Inspire and the National Organization for Rare Disorders conducted a survey of Inspire members with rare disorders. The results are enlightening, and I encourage ...

Inspire members featured

By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
33 replies
Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

By Brian · Posted August 5, 2009
3 replies
Inspire recently participated in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (www.ahrq.gov) conference entitled 'Building Bridges: Consumer Needs and the Design of Health Information Technology' in ...

Inspire to Co-Sponsor BIO Healthcare Reform Meeting

By Brian · Posted June 15, 2009
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Inspire is proud to join the movement to pass comprehensive healthcare reform legislation. On Wednesday, June 17, we will be co-sponsoring an 'emergency' meeting titled 'The Future of Advocacy and Improved ...

The link between excess weight and osteoarthritis

By Brian · Posted April 16, 2009
2 replies
If you're a member of this community, you already know how connecting with others who know what you're going through can give you the support, encouragement, and inspiration you need to achieve your goals ...

New Inspire groups

By Brian · Posted March 10, 2009
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We've recently launched four new groups in Inspire. Please take a moment to take a look, and join a group or invite a friend or family member who might be interested. United Cerebral Palsy www.inspire.com/groups/my-child-without ...

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