by GHIC | Jun 22, 2020 | 2020, Covid-19, Information
Following the sunniest May on record, the good weather came to an end. Back to clouds and some rain. Still on ‘lockdown’… Many people have asked me (in fact, most patients) about the difference between Hughes Syndrome and lupus. I know I...
by GHIC | Jun 9, 2020 | 2020, Covid-19, Information
The last 4 months have been difficult for everyone around the world. There will be concerns from many of our readers about their diagnosis of Antiphospholipid (Hughes’) Syndrome (APS), other diagnoses which they also have and the risk and effects of Coronavirus...
by GHIC | May 1, 2020 | 2020, Covid-19, Information
In ‘lockdown’ now for 2 months. Almost a way of life. The only redeeming factor has been the wonderful weather here in the South East of England. Cloudless blue skies day after day. For people stuck in a block of flats, the past 2 months must have been so, so...
by GHIC | Apr 1, 2020 | 2020, Covid-19, Information
I am writing this on Friday, 1st May. April has been unforgettable in so many ways – in ‘lockdown’ for the past 5 weeks and infection rate with coronavirus still very high worldwide. No direct medical drug is proven yet. Of course, the known...
by GHIC | Mar 1, 2020 | 2020, Covid-19, Information
All normal activities on hold. The worldwide corona virus has reached the U.K. Normal clinical activity totally shattered. Our Prime Minister in intenstive care. Self-isolation. Our normal lupus clinic has, for now, converted to telephone consultations. A major...
by GHIC | Feb 1, 2020 | 2020, Information
To Barcelona and the highly succesful “Ten Topics” meeting. Now organised by my old friends Munther Khamashta and Maria Cuadrado, and one of Spain’s major medical meeting. Good to meet up with Professor Miguel Vilardell, retired Dean of Medicine and...
