The story of a daughter navigating her father's Alzheimer's diagnosis and the transformations it brought.
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The story of a son dealing with his mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis over the course of 15 years.
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An interview with cancer survivor and health advocate Michael Cramer about the challenges of staying positive, and how to remain empowered as a patient.
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October 22, 2024
How is Alzheimer's diagnosed in the Netherlands, what tests are required, and where to get started? All you need to know.
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How a patient from Russia received hope through another family's medicine donation.
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A patient in Venezuela shares his journey of getting cancer medicines unavailable in the country.
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June 17, 2022
The Medicine Access Masterclass is a unique overview of early medicine access options of innovative medicine which cannot be found anywhere else.
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September 07, 2021
Mari Carmen is the older sister of patient Juan Manuel, she takes care of her brother along with his wife. He was diagnosed with ALS in February 2020 and since then he has followed a clinical trial that includes Ketas (Ibudilast) which is not yet approved in Spain, where Juan Manuel lives.
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August 11, 2021
Mislav was diagnosed with Grade II astrocytoma, a type of brain tumour, in 2018 and has struggled with the Croatian healthcare system to obtain a treatment, Fycompa, which was not approved in Croatia. TheSocialMedwork was able to help him access the medicine and he is now one of the patients that we are happy to not have anymore: the hospital where he is being treated has approved the import and treatment of Fycompa to him for free.
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November 02, 2020
Marcus was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2016. For the past four years he has been committed to raising awareness about the underfunded disease and the path to finding a cure.
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July 01, 2020
Our logistics team is responsible for delivering medicines to patients anywhere they may be. Every medicine is treated with extra care to ensure its safe and timely delivery.
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July 01, 2020
When our patients submit an inquiry for a medicine, they are then personally contacted by one of our Patient Support team members who assist them through the entire process of ordering, sourcing and delivering their medicines.
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March 23, 2020
Here are some frequently asked questions and answers that touch on important COVID-19 related updates.
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March 06, 2020
After submitting a request and receiving a quote from our Patient Support Team, patients often have many questions regarding the price that they receive. In this article, you can find a breakdown of the total cost of a medicine we are supporting you to access in addition to resources on how you can possibly get it reimbursed.
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March 02, 2020
In order to help you expedite the request process with us, we put together a quick prescription guideline.
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October 24, 2019
As a pioneer of a completely new type of global service, we understand that trust, security and credibility are paramount–especially when paying for medicines which are essential and often the only treatment option available. There are an increasing number of scam websites and we ourselves have been the subject of one such scam. In this article we’ll give you tips on how to spot these fakers.
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September 27, 2019
I’m lucky. It's been 4 years since the first MND symptoms, only my voice has been impacted.
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September 10, 2019
Two and a half years after his diagnosis, David found a medicine with off-label application for MND.
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August 14, 2019
After 40 years with primary biliary cholangitis, Fiona's mother is still alive thanks to her daughter's dedication and a liver transplant.
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July 29, 2019
After 3 years of living with ALS, Marc found a new medicine on the other side of the world.
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July 22, 2019
With tears, laughter and hope, Mark and his family find their own way to cope with ALS.
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July 22, 2019
Diagnosed with ALS only 6 months ago, Peter went against the current to find more options to treat his disease.
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June 17, 2019
Still walking and talking after 4 years with ALS: we share Bakr's experience of living with a rare disease in the UAE to further his goal of creating awareness and to connect with other ALS patients.
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March 13, 2019
Downloadable fact sheet answering the most common question TheSocialMedwork asked by healthcare providers.
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February 28, 2019
In recognition of Rare Disease Day, our colleague, Sera, shares her story of her dad's fight with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA).
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February 05, 2019
Teresa's husband was diagnosed with ALS. She spent 11 years as his caregiver and discusses her experiences.
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January 25, 2019
Realistic new year's resolutions for lasting results!
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November 21, 2018
Doctors hold the key to access new medicines.
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November 14, 2018
What is Named Patient Import and how can it expand your treatment options.
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October 01, 2018
Alexandra was lucky enough to be on a clinical trial of the new migraine treatment erenumab (Aimovig) but couldn't access the medicine afterwards until she found TheSocialMedwork.