To mark Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, celebrated each April, the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) has launched a global campaign that was sparked by a kaleidoscope. This year’s awareness initiative — dubbed “See Sarcoidosis” — is designed to spotlight the many presentations of sarcoidosis, which affects each patient differently,…
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I recently opened a fortune cookie to reveal a message saying, “Your education will empower you to make informed decisions in your professional life.” That may have been true in my career, but it feels even more so now in my life as a professional patient. I don’t remember the…
While sarcoidosis can lead to hospital admission, in-hospital deaths among people with sarcoidosis are most often caused by other conditions rather than the disease itself, according to a real-world national study in Spain. Common causes of death included infections, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and blood clots known as venous thromboembolism…
Becoming educated and informed about sarcoidosis is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your sarcoidosis journey.
There is no cure for sarcoidosis yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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