EHealthMe
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{{short description|American medical analysis website}}
{{Infobox company
| name = eHealthMe.com
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| foundation = 2008
| location = Mountain View, California
| key_people = Johnson Chen
| industry = Pharmaceutical
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| homepage = [http://www.ehealthme.com/ ehealthme.com]
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eHealthMe.com is an American medical analysis website launched in 2008. As of October 2020, the company claims to be monitoring 47,090 drugs and supplements.{{Cite web|title=eHealthMe: real-world drug outcomes|url=https://www.ehealthme.com/|access-date=2020-10-09|website=www.ehealthme.com}} The company conducts analysis on data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA){{cite web|title=eHealthMe Launches Personalized Online Q&A Service|date=23 July 2013 |url=http://www.eweek.com/cloud/ehealthme-launches-personalized-online-qa-service|publisher=Eweek.com}} and the wider community going back to 1977 to provide post-marketing phase information.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/339010 |title=Online health service eHealthMe can really make a difference |author=Emma Burge |date=Dec 13, 2012|publisher= Digital Journal|accessdate=30 December 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.business2community.com/health-wellness/40-million-health-studies-for-consumers-through-ehealthme-0359991 |title=40 Million Health Studies For Consumers Through eHealthMe |author=Dave Klawinski |date=December 18, 2012 |publisher=B2C |accessdate=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230021650/http://www.business2community.com/health-wellness/40-million-health-studies-for-consumers-through-ehealthme-0359991 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Analyzing the side effects of common drugs; questioning conventional pregnancy wisdom|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/analyzing-the-side-effects-of-common-drugs-questioning-conventional-pregnancy-wisdom/2013/09/09/3875e800-154c-11e3-be6e-dc6ae8a5b3a8_story.html|work=Washingtonpost.com|accessdate=23 July 2014}}{{cite web|title=MedBuddy from eHealthMe.Com Helps Patients Analyze Symptoms (Android App)|url=http://www.medgadget.com/2013/06/medbuddy-from-ehealthme-com-android-app.html|publisher=Medgadget.com|accessdate=23 July 2014}}
History
eHealthMe was publicly launched in 2008 by Madison, Wisconsin based HealthLatLLC. It was founded by Johnson Chen, who was formerly a healthcare consultant with Deloitte.{{cite web|title=eHealthMe uses big data to answer your personal health questions|date=11 June 2013 |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/06/11/ehealthme-uses-big-data-to-answer-your-personal-health-questions/|publisher=VentureBeat.com}}
Activity
The company carries out independent research, such as the studies into the side effects of statins, specifically occurrences of rhabdomyolysis in 2008. Patients also use the website for self-reporting adverse drug effects.{{cite web|title=Website makes it easier to check a drug's side effects|url=http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/website-makes-it-easier-to-check-a-drugs-side-effects-082713.html|publisher=ConsumerAffairs.com|access-date=2015-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004160236/http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/website-makes-it-easier-to-check-a-drugs-side-effects-082713.html|archive-date=2015-10-04|url-status=dead}}
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