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This advice from Laurie Ferguson, PhD, clinical psychologist and Director of Education Development at the Global Healthy Living Foundation, can help you find comfort when the usual routines that have given solace in the past are not available.
But rheumatic disease patients who develop COVID-19 should plan to take a break from these drugs.
This virus doesn’t have to mean a death sentence for autoimmune patients. You can get sick and still be ok.
Because of nationwide shortages of hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), rheumatology patients are suffering — and some are even scared for their lives.
Three cardiologists take time from the front lines to share information on cardiac complications, recommendations for staying healthy, and reassurances for patients with underlying heart conditions.
Rumors are circulating about a study that shows people with lupus don’t get COVID-19, but emerging data says otherwise.
‘You are more prepared and more powerful than you think you are. As a patient or a caregiver, you have skills that are needed right now.’
Maintaining good control over a chronic illness — by eliminating barriers to health care access — could help reduce patients’ need for emergency care that could increase their exposure to COVID-19.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended weeks ago that everyone wear non-medical grade face masks to help reduce coronavirus transmission, but their widespread use remains inconsistent.
This advice from Laurie Ferguson, PhD, clinical psychologist and Director of Education Development at the Global Healthy Living Foundation, is a good reminder that there is no correct tried-and-true path to manage a pandemic, or ourselves as we navigate it.