It?s vacation time, and people travel. For those travelers living with a rheumatic disease, it?s best to plan and prepare. Here are some things to consider: 1. Protect your joints: airports, luggage, and long rides Do you have problems with your joints? Joint pain is the most common symptom of rheumatic illnesses. Many of our
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Summer is here! The sun will be out! And so it is time for those perennial questions from lupus patients: Am I sun-sensitive? What will happen to me if I go into the sun? How much sun is dangerous? Should I wear sunscreens? Here are some factoids for you. Patients who are sun-sensitive show that
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Recently, Hospital for Special Surgery and SLE Lupus Foundation hosted a Facebook chat on Lupusand General Health. Participants asked many questions, but our room full of experts could only answer as much as they could during the one-hour live event. We will run a series on our experts answers. For our first installment, rheumatologist, Dr.
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On May 14, Hospital for Special Surgery and the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation hosted a Facebook chat onLupus and General Health. Participants asked more than 160 questions, but our room full of experts could only answer 61 during the one-hour, live event. We categorized the remaining questions, and will run a series of our experts? answers
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