Posts by Bryan Barrera
Thanks for saving a life – a letter to Medisafe
Dear Medisafe, My wife, Helen is going through a cancer treatment and just the sheer amount of medication is mind boggling. Your App helps us keep track of all the doses, types and times. So thank you for that. I wanted to share a life-saving story: Helen was prescribed a steroid for her cancer treatment…
Read MoreNew on iPhones: Daily Timeline View
Tap here for Android instructions We’re excited to show off this major update in our latest iOS release (5.8 and above), which brings together many suggestions from our community of users — including a new timeline view instead of the standard pillbox view. The timeline upgrade showed overall significant results and positive feedback from our…
Read MoreThe Best Bipolar Apps of 2018
Recently, Medisafe had the honor of being selected as one of Healthline’s Best Bipolar Apps of 2018! We’re thrilled to be recognized for our work and honored to keep supporting the bipolar community. Check out their blog, and additional resources below: We’ve [Healthline] selected these apps based on their quality, user reviews, and overall reliability as…
Read MoreMedisafer Story: Lucy
Meet Lucy! She is a long time Medisafer and a recent University of Virgina grad, still based in Virginia. In her last year of college she went from being a member of the marching band and training for a 10K, to experiencing fainting spells for seemingly no reason. Worried that the situation might be a…
Read MoreNew on Android: Improved Reminder Screens
We’re excited to show off our latest Android release (8.0 and above), which brings together many suggestions from our community of users — including more information in our reminder screens and easier ways to see previous meds that were missed. These updates were first reviewed by our beta community of testers that saw the release…
Read MoreWhat is Ehlers-Danlos syndromes?
In honor of EDS Awareness month, we wanted to highlight a condition that affects members of our Medisafe community. The following is information from The Ehlers-Danlos Society. More information is available on their website here. The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are a group of connective tissue disorders that can be inherited and are varied both in how…
Read MoreMedisafer Story: Ashley
Chatting with us from her home in Iowa, Ashley discussed being diagnosed as ADHD as a kid and how she struggled for 15 years to figure out how to stay on track with her Ritalin, which she needs to take every four hours. That is, until she found Medisafe. What was it like getting diagnosed?…
Read MoreGuest Post – You Look Okay To Me
Jameisha Prescod is the founder of You Look Okay To Me. Diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in 2014 she regularly writes and creates content about chronic illnesses. She recently graduated from Ravensbourne University London with BA (Hons) Digital Film Production. I have something to confess. I (sometimes) forget my medication. It’s hard to admit, especially…
Read MoreMyeloma Organizations you Shouldn't Miss!
If you’re newly diagnosed or have been looking for a place to get some insights, we’ve got a few thoughts for you. Below is a list of our friends and the work they’re doing, follow them to learn more! Myeloma Crowd Provides: Patient Education Research driven by patient needs Data solutions Founded in 2010 by…
Read MoreMedisafer Story: Habiba
Habiba is a 24 year-old journalist and blogger from London, UK. In 2014, she graduated from City University London with a degree in BA Creative Industries and since then, she has been working with BBC News as a Broadcast Journalist, focusing on online journalism. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine (UK) in 2016 for a feature called The…
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