Exactly 13 years ago I accidentally won this adorable puppy at an auction at the @ArthritisFdn Gala. I was raising my hand to drive up the price. Little did I know … the bidding stopped and I became the shocked owner of this adorable Bichon. Please consider donating to the Arthritis Foundation

I visited the Basilique de St. Martin in Liege, built in honor of St. Martin due to St. Martin healing the Bishop of Liege of his #SLE #lupus in 963AD. youtube.com/watch?v=R67I... Watch all three episodes. Episode 2 shows the Bishop's sarcophagus replica (1st person in history with lupus)

Please donate to the Arthritis Foundation Metro DC! In these trying times of drastic research funding withdrawals from today's administration, science-based advancements are in jeopardy. CLICK here (then click DONATE), even just a little makes a big difference: my.onecause.com/event/organi...

Dry mouth and poor dental health occur much more commonly in #Sjogrens #SLE #lupus. There are many things patients can do to proactively prevent tooth loss and help dry mouth: www.lupusencyclopedia.com/prevent-earl...

The App for the @ACRheum Annual Meeting Convergence #ACR25 is available! Cruise the sessions, pick those you are interested in now. It is easy, just hold your finger down a couple of seconds, and it is saved: rheumatology.org/annual-meeti...

SC #Saphnelo meets its primary endpoint. How exciting for patients who find IV infusions too time consuming and difficult! I hope it is approved and available for my patients quickly! www.astrazeneca-us.com/media/press-...

💵 Please help with arthritis research and advocacy. Give to the Arthritis Foundation by helping with their 2025 DC Gala. I'm honored that they named me their Medical Honoree for this year. Click below to give to the @ArthritisFdn ... JOIN my team! CLICK👉: onecau.se/_c8wu31

Unfortunately, people with #SLE #lupus have a higher chance of developing numerous types of cancers. However, there are steps people can take to reduce their risk. One of those is to take hydroxychloroquine regularly: www.lupusencyclopedia.com/lupus-and-ca...

🌞 An easy way to correctly measure sunscreen for protection when you have #lupus #SLE #Sjogrens ... CLICK to see more tips: www.lupusencyclopedia.com/sun-protecti...

8:30 AM arrived at Washington Dulles airport. I have never seen no one at all in either long. Perfect timing for me. Shreveport, Louisiana here I come to give a lupus talk.

🔥 We need help from the public to get back high-quality scientific integrity and stop looking like a foolish nation: rheumnow.com/news/acr-con... Write your Congress People: ESPECIALLY Republicans who need to grow a spine and get up the courage to speak up against Trump and RFK, Jr.

🔥I was so glad to be a part of this study! We need new, better biomarkers like this to slash the delays in #SLE #lupus diagnoses, treat it faster, prevent organ damage, and reduce mortality and morbidity from this devastating disease: www.jrheum.org/content/52/S...

I was in Georgetown yesterday. I couldn't believe all the military on the streets. NO ONE feels unsafe in Georgetown on a Saturday. This administration is wasting money. While 40% of NIH research dollars are removed, and 1 $Billion is taken away from the DC budget (less police officers).

✏️ Register now for the largest international conference dedicated to improving the lives for people suffering from rheumatic diseases. I hope to see you there at @ACRheum #ACR25 rheumatology.org/annual-meeti...

#Ianalumab met its Phase 3 clinical trial primary end points in #Sjogrens. Up to 10% of patients in the clinical trials had seronegative Sjogren's (anti-SSA negative)! It is on a fast track at the FDA. Let's hope Kennedy doesn't insist that Sjogren's can be cured by just eating better.

I have a patient with RA with LGL. @bluecrosspa.bsky.social only allows Ruxience or Truxima. We gave Truxima as required. CareFirst paid $600 LESS FOR TRUXIMA than the cost! They refuse to pay the true price. If we give her Rituxan, we would not lose $, but CareFirst refuses: system needs fixed!

😡 No matter what your political views are ... FACT... the @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social Administration is an enemy of research, scientific truth, and health welfare of its citizens. A nonhealthcare provider, Jim O'Neill= named head of the CDC while an amazing physician director was kicked out.

My cat Siroe is either: Crossed Or Demonstrating a perfect example of near vision ocular convergence.. if the latter and if this is also his example of miosis… then his mydriasis should be truly huge!

Come to Chicago and participate in an amazing agenda this year for American College of Rheumatology Convergence #ACR25!

oin your colleagues to hear and see about all the latest amazing advancements for the management of rheumatologic patients at this year's @ACRheum Convergence #ACR25 : rheumatology.org/annual-meeti...

Our ferocious guard dog, Musette. I hope she is scary enough to frighten away burglars! Actually, I think she would beg them to cuddle with her instead

oin your colleagues to hear and see about all the latest amazing advancements for the management of rheumatologic patients at this year's @ACRheum Convergence #ACR25 : rheumatology.org/annual-meeti...

Attend the #Arthritis Foundation Gala October 9, 2025 to help raise money to advocate and help with research for arthritis: #1 cause of disability in the US my.onecause.com/event/organi... If can't attend, click link below: click "Donate" at the top right of the page. arthritis.org/commitcuredc

The Sjögren’s Foundation has a 20-minute patient survey open to better understand what life with #sjogrens is really like. It is confidential, pushes for better research, treatments, and support. Must be 18+ US resident; closes 9/4/25. surveys.harrisinsights.com/survey/selfs... sjogrens.org/survey

My picturesque kitty, Siroe, posing for the pic with my cousin-in-law, Scott

🔥 I like the recent recommendation of abandoning the term "secondary or concomittant fibromyalgia" with #SLE #lupus instead replace it with the term "lupus-associated nociplastic pain" I think the same should go for #Sjogrens patients as well: acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

😍 How exciting! #Ianalumab by @Novartis , the first every drug to pass phase 3 trials for @Sjogrens! Could we have our very first FDA-approved drug to treat the systemic manifestations of Sjogren's? www.novartis.com/news/media-r... I can't wait to offer my patients the potential for relief!

@themednet.bsky.social has a new search ability making it even easier to find answers from colleagues. If not answered in the past, ask a new question to get answers from experts you trust: blog.themednet.org/the-new-medn...

Study from Duke shows that some patients with type 2 symptoms are probably immunomodulated and can improve with immunomodulatory therapy. lupus.bmj.com/content/12/1...

Study from Duke shows that some patients with type 2 symptoms are probably immunomodulated and can improve with immunomodulatory therapy. lupus.bmj.com/content/12/1...

✍️ I LOVE using the Freed AI Scribe AI ! It is amazing, the laptop listens to the patient and me during the evaluation. It then types up a beautiful, well organized note. 😍I've had a lot LESS stress as I am not having to do notes all day long. I can see this reducing doctor burnout

#Sjogrens highlighted on the radio: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsLU... with @janetchurch CEO of the @SjogrensOrg Sjogren's is NOT a benign disease Sjogren's is NOT "just dry eyes and mouth" Sjogren's is systemic and serious!

Please donate for patients suffering from rheumatic diseases: www.rheumresearch.org/donate Did you know? ✅Arthritis is the top cause of disability ✅ SLE is the #5 leading disease cause of death in young women of color 15 - 24 years old Let's help end these travesties @rheumresearch.bsky.social

Our parrot Timmy turned 27 today. He is saying “four” appropriately when 4 fingers are held up

Video of a Lone Star tick attached to me earlier today. I thought it was a brown skin tag then I saw the legs when I magnified it. I hope I do not get Erlichia or STARI! Our hose is right in front of a woods.

🔥 Wipe "Sjogren's Syndrome" and "Secondary Sjogren's" from our vocabulary! It is #Sjogrens disease and "Associated Sjogren's" as a disease standing as tall as #SLE #lupus #rheumatoid arthritis #myositis #scleroderma! This article is history in the making www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Sjogrens highlighted on Road Gang Radio this AM by Jimmy Mac hosting Janet Church CEO of the Sjogren's Foundation and me ... getting ready for World Sjogren's Day tomorrow. Skip to 1:38 to listen: www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...

#Sjogrens highlighted on Road Gang Radio this AM by Jimmy Mac hosting Janet Church CEO of the Sjogren's Foundation and me ... getting ready for World Sjogren's Day tomorrow. Skip to 1:38 to listen: www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...

🔥 Knowing what to do after a #lupus #SLE diagnosis can be confusing, complicated, and overwhelming. I give practical tips on where to start here. It is helpful to veteran patients as well. www.lupusencyclopedia.com/how-to-succe...

🔥 #SLE #lupus patients, take advantage of the @ACRheum Self-Management Course! Rheumatologists, please share with your patients. It is brief and full of great, practical advice! Share with new patients and veterans alike: selfcare.thelupusinitiative.org/lupus-empowe...

👉 Healthy eating tip for #lupus #SLE #sjogrens : Each day, I mix: ✅uncooked, raw oatmeal ✅walnuts ✅directly into a container of cultured yogurt - EASY/QUICK resistant starches, probiotics, and omega-3 fatty acids. What is your favorite EASY tip?: www.lupusencyclopedia.com/latest-anti-...

🔥 Fascinating study showing increased exposure to phthalates, pesticides and herbicides in #lupus #SLE patients. This study is different than others; it identified these substances in their bloodstream compared to controls: acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🔥 @Sjogrens highlighted by @aarp.org : an underdiagnosed and hard-to-diagnose disease, targeting a population at especially high risk & hopefully leading readers to ask their doctors and get a correct diagnosis. Thank you CEO of the @SjogrensOrg for highlighting this!: www.aarp.org/health/condi...

🔥 Omega-3 fatty acid supplement ( marine n-3 fatty acids (1 g/day as a fish oil capsule containing 460 mg of EPA and 380 mg of DHA)) shown to reduce the onset of autoimmune disease: acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Apply 2 fingers' worth of sunscreen to each of the following body parts. Some derms recommend applying 1 finger's worth first, then the 2nd dose 30 minutes later: There are 11 body parts: head and neck each arm upper back lower back chest, abdomen each upper leg and thigh each lower leg and foot.

🌞How much sunscreen to use? The old recommendation of "a shot glass full" is difficult to estimate. Here is an easier way and lots of other practical tips for #lupus #SLE #sjogrens www.lupusencyclopedia.com/sun-protecti... July = UV Safety Awareness Month

Nice study summarizing numerous study recommendations on what to do with rheum drugs preoperatively; has a nice, practical chart: @RheumNow rheumnow.com/news/variabi...

Found this picture from Toronto Lupus 2025 #Lupus2025 with @CuoghiE and Kate Chiseri of @ACRheum COIN (working on important lupus projects). What a great meeting. Lots of research, great treatment guidelines for #SLE #lupus presented by peers from all over the world

Found this picture from Toronto Lupus 2025 #Lupus2025 with @CuoghiE and Kate Chiseri of @ACRheum COIN (working on important lupus projects). What a great meeting. Lots of research, great treatment guidelines for #SLE #lupus presented by peers from all over the world.