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Donate Your Blood Sample for Medical Research and Receive $50 for Yourself, $25 for Your Favorite Charity
 Sanguine Biosciences, a biomedical research company, is seeking patients with SLE and Lupus nephritis to donate blood samples for a medical research study to help better understand the disease. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, they will come to your home to collect your sample at a time you set up. You will be compensated wth a $50 Mastercard gift card for your time, and $25 will be donated to the charity of your choice. If you choose to participate, LFNC requests the privilege to be the charity of your choice.
Here are the full details from Sanguine:
- Sanguine Biosciences is currently collecting blood from patients with Lupus SLE and Lupus Nephritis
- Patients who are interested can sign up on our website at donate.sanguinebio.com
- Once you sign up, one of our representatives will call and set up a time for you to donate.
- Once you've set a donation time, one of our phlebotomists will come directly to your home and draw about 6 tablespoons of blood for the SF research study (we do not have the rights to disclose the study yet)
- Patients will be compensated with a $50 Mastercard gift card for their time and given the option of donating $25 to a charity of their choice.
Once again, if you choose to participate, LFNC would be grateful to be your charity of choice. PLEASE NOTE: This does NOT constitute an endorsement by LFNC of the study or the company undertaking the study. This is for informational purposes only for those who would like to participate. |
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Speak Out About Judge Judy's Offensive Remarks on Lupus
Judge Judith Sheindlin - a television celebrity and by all measures a fair judge - did both a service and disservice to lupus patients in her interview with Fox News' Megan Kelly earlier this month ( full interview with transcript here). She revealed a family member has lupus, but at the same time, seemed to equate lupus patients whose disease renders them unable to work including drug addicts, alcoholics, people with "bad backs" and carpal tunnel who are on disability.
As a national celebrity, Judge Judy could have helped shed more light on those who suffer from lupus and this debilitating disease, Judge Judy chose instead to focus on lumping it with drug abuse. Instead of taking a great national media opportunity to educate the American people on the disease, she played into the stereotypes.
If you, like us, feel that Judge Judy missed an opportunity and that her remarks were counterproductive and insensitive, we encourage you to let her know. Contact her through her website. |
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Join Us for a Primer and Workshop on California's Health Insurance Marketplace
As you might know, California's health insurance marketplace, formed under the Affordable Care Act, is now open for sign-ups. Known as Covered California, the exchange aims to provide affordable health insurance options for those who do not already have affordable coverage through their employers. For those whose incomes qualify, a tax credit/subsidy is available to assist in purchasing insurance.
The Lupus Foundation of Northern California, in conjunction with the San Francisco Lupus Support Group will be holding a primer and workshop on Covered California, including options available to you and how to sign up for insurance. We will also have a speaker from Covered CA to speak and answer your questions. Here are the details:
What: A Primer and Workshop on Covered CA
When: Saturday, November 16, 2013. 11:00 am to 2 pm.
Where: Bayanihan Community Center, Barangay Hall, 1010 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103.
RSVP: Please RSVP by emailing communications@lfnc.org. There is no fee to attend but space is limited.
Even if you have had your application for health insurance denied before because of lupus or another pre-existing condition, under the ACA, you can no longer be denied. Come join us, and bring your friends who you think may need to get coverage as well.
This event is made possible through a partnership with
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Fall Lupus Medical Conference
C. Michael Neuwelt, MD, Professor of Medicine at UCSF, will headline the conference.
Dr. Neuwelt is a clinical professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, Chief of Rheumatology at Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland and Director of Rheumatology Core Curriculum at St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. He has been challenged and fascinated by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) since 1973 during his third year of medical school. This challenge has persisted in his private clinical practice and teaching at a county hospital since 1979. Dr. Neuwelt will discuss latest trends in disease management of lupus and present an update on several lupus research projects he is involved in.
The conference will also feature a presentation on the psychological problems commonly associated with SLE by LFNC Board Member and pain psychology therapist, Sarah S. Goozee, Ph.D.
Date: Saturday, November 9, 2013
Time: 11 am to 4 pm
Venue: Sutter Health Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. 350 Hawthorne Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Registration: Please register online or complete the form on the back of this flyer and mail or fax it with your payment to the LFNC.
Fee: $50 for California Registered Nurses (5 CEU credits) | $30 for non-credit attendees. Includes refreshments; Current LFNC members are entitled to $10 off the registration fee.
The Lupus Foundation of Northern California wishes to thank the following for their assistance in making this conference possible: Lupus Research Institute and GlaxoSmithKline.
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