SJOGREN'S ADVOCATE

Medical terms used to describe Sjogren's are often misleading, and reinforce dismissive attitudes about the disease.

I often enjoy Dr. Milton Packer’s blog on MedPage Today. He often thinks “big picture” about medical practice. His recent post provides...

This blog post is designed to “set the stage” for working with rheumatologists. Understanding how the health care system impacts...

Most Saturdays mornings, I review a new batch of Sjogren’s-related journal articles from the NIH and Google Scholar. These articles,...

This latest section for Newly Diagnosed offers a starting guide for new patients. Seasoned patients and those in the process of diagnosis...

Do you have any of these? 1. Relentless, profound physical fatigue 2. Brain fog: Mental fatigue/cognitive changes 3. Dizziness or...

Exploring Sjogren's Episode 1 - What is Sjogren's? Exploring Sjogren's Episode 2- Living with Sjogren's

You have probably noticed that a lot of numbers inside parentheses are scattered throughout the website and blog. These are citations....

Dysautonomia, or malfunction of the autonomic nervous system, is estimated to impact more than half of Sjogren's patients.

Many patients are told that they cannot have Sjogren's because they don't meet the Classification Criteria. This is simply incorrect....

Why do I refer to the Sjogren’s Foundation (SF) website, www.sjogrens.org, so often? Because it is such a great resource for up-to-date...

Now that mobile compatibility is up and running (Yay!), I’m working on the next major section of www.sjogrensadvocate.com: Sjogren’s-...

Thanks to the wonderful help of my "tech guru," the mobile version of Sjogrens Advocate is now up and running. Due to the detailed nature...

Earlier this month, I posted an online comment regarding this New York Times Article: He Thought He Just Had the Flu at First. Then His...

A few people have asked me why I created a totally new website about Sjogren’s. After all, doesn’t the Sjogren’s Foundation (SF) already...

Drs. McCoy and Baer made some important points in their Dec. 2017 article, Neurological Complications of Sjogren’s Syndrome: Diagnosis...

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...

Holiday time is often family time. Even for healthy folks, family gatherings can be emotionally challenging. For Sjogren’s patients, the...

For privacy reasons, I disable the blog comments features in my blog posts. The Wix platform does not allow use of the blog comments...

I was inspired to create Sjogren's Advocate after years of watching the continued neglect of Sjogren's by medical education. Primary care...