Search


Sarah Schafer, MD
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
The videos are here!
Recordings from the 2020 Dysautonomia International Conference are now available for online viewing. ...
1,916 views

Sarah Schafer, MD
- Oct 6, 2020
- 3 min
What is good Sjogren’s care?
Does your rheumatologist Listen to your lungs during routine clinic visits? Order tests for blood cell counts, liver function, and kidney...
1,140 views

Sarah Schafer, MD
- Jul 8, 2020
- 4 min
HCQ III - practical considerations
1. Discuss HCQ (hydroxychloroquine) use with your rheumatologist. Rheumatologists vary when it comes to using HCQ for Sjogren’s. It can b...
1,432 views

Sarah Schafer, MD
- Jun 24, 2020
- 4 min
HCQ II - why treat Sjogren's?
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ, aka “Plaquenil”) is the primary systemic medication used to treat Sjogren’s. Rheumatologists vary greatly when i...
2,532 views

Sarah Schafer, MD
- Dec 26, 2019
- 1 min
How dry are your eyes?
It is actually more accurate to say “How dry and inflamed are your eyes?” Find out why this is. Watch this wonderful, practical, 30-minut...
1,051 views

Sarah Schafer, MD
- Jun 21, 2019
- 1 min
Research progress
Most Saturdays mornings, I review a new batch of Sjogren’s- related journal articles from NIH and Google Scholar. These articles, along w...
492 views

Sarah Schafer, MD
- May 11, 2019
- 3 min
Neuropathy: Maybe it's all connected...
Do you have any of these? 1. Relentless, profound physical fatigue 2. Brain fog: Mental fatigue/cognitive changes 3. Dizziness or lighthe...
3,184 views

Sarah Schafer, MD
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
Another Look at Sjogren's
This new section provides a framework for understanding comprehensive Sjogren’s care. Each of the following four areas should be address...
458 views

Sarah Schafer, MD
- Dec 28, 2018
- 1 min
New Year Update
I’m chomping at the bit to write about ongoing care, starting with newly diagnosed patients. There will be a bit of a delay: I broke my r...
357 views
{"items":["602963714bbba400344640b6","600cd1e4a95654001788c4e2","5fc948a11843e4001772938c","5f7bcdd78d25ff001776aaff","5f4c4f1b0a6634001716dca8","5f050ac7fec601001748a5ac","5ef3a2fbcfa6fa001704a659","5ee82a7ff2a95d0017afbede","5e050c237033190018470d80","5d1ceb79efcb4401a7103194","5d0d185d36307300155ab406","5cfab9f9a633f10015e7656c","5cd634f93364eb00d586efde","5c6ca807f24978001cc2fa9a","5c3e923671ed42001c4bf040","5c266aca98e6de001a0c9fb5"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}