When you have any sort of health issue and are uninsured or underinsured, it can be challenging to know where to go for affordable health care. In this post, I hope to present a variety of resources which may be useful in obtaining necessary medical care.
Community Health Clinics and Hospitals
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In Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sjögren’s Syndrome, we discussed how patients living with RA have an increased risk of developing secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS). Early diagnosis and treatment are important for the prevention of complications in Sjögren’s. However, reaching a diagnosis can often be difficult... Read more
Prescription Medications
1. Ask for easy-to-open medication bottles. Prescription bottles can be difficult to manage when you have RA hands. If you have trouble removing childproof lids on prescription bottles, ask your pharmacist to replace them with easy-to-open lids. These will take much less effort to open and... Read more
With such a tiny percentage of Americans living with RA, approximately 1.3 million adults according to NIAMS, it is no wonder that the general public knows so little about the disease and believes the many myths floating. So let’s get started dispelling some of the most common myths.
Myth #1: Arthritis is only for OLD... Read more
In the early 20th century, Swedish physician Henrik Sjögren (SHOW-gren) first described a group of women whose chronic arthritis was accompanied by dry eyes and dry mouth. Sjögren's syndrome (SS) can develop on its own (called “primary SS”) or as a complication of another autoimmune disorder (called “secondary... Read more
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