Strike While the Iron Is Hot

Through The Lupus Initiative, we are proactively serving our patients by focusing on health-equity issues that impact their care. Simultaneously, we are underscoring the relevance of our expertise in managing the health equity–related subtleties that are sure to emerge in these changing times.

For more information about The Lupus Initiative, please visit www.thelupusinitiative.org.

Dr. Borenstein is clinical professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology at George Washington University Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., and in private practice at Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates there. Contact him via e-mail at [email protected].

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