
In 2015, Johns Hopkins scientists proved that scleroderma is often a casualty of war: it is the unfortunate consequence of the body’s battle to fight off cancer. We have since […]
The Division of Rheumatology is a thriving clinical and academic center, which concentrates clinically on providing the most outstanding care to patients affected by a variety of common and uncommon rheumatic disorders.
This is an unusual time, and this year’s LEAP reflects it well: we start with Covid-19’s very sickest patients, and a Hopkins-wide team’s groundbreaking efforts to illuminate an unusual response in their immune system.
We end with a remarkable patient with a rare autoimmune disease: the legendary musician, Peter Frampton, who is not only raising awareness and research funding, but changing medical advice about how to preserve muscle function.