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Print Edition StoriesTuesday, March 9, 2010
PatientsLikeMe, Novartis join on organ transplant online community
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Health care IT company PatientsLikeMe Inc. reports it is working with Novartis AG on a section of its online health care community focusing on patients with transplanted organs.
Under the partnership, Novartis will support the online forum and use its information in the company’s research into organ transplantation. Cambridge-based PatientsLikeMe runs an online community for people with various life-changing diseases. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
On the website, users can monitor and share their progress since a transplantation surgery, and research and discuss post-transplant issues, such as medication or organ rejection.
Last month, PatientsLikeMe acquired pain management-focused, New York-based web site operator ReliefInsite.com LLC, which runs an online community where people suffering from pain can assess and track their pain levels.
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