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Jul 30, 2019 · She recently opened up to Prevention.com about her struggle with Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that affects about 4 million people in the U.S. It started in 2004, when Williams...
Apr 30, 2019 · Sjögren’s syndrome hit the headlines when US tennis player Venus Williams declared she was suffering from it. What is Sjögren’s syndrome? How do you pronounce it anyway? And is there a cure?...
Apr 30, 2022 · Sjögren’s (“SHOW-grins”) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects the entire body. Along with symptoms of extensive dryness, other serious complications include profound fatigue, chronic pain, major organ involvement, neuropathies, and lymphomas.
May 21, 2023 · Sjögren’s (pronounced SHO’-grenz) syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks moisture-producing glands, such as those that produce saliva and tears. This...
Venus Williams spreads awareness about autoimmune disease. In 2011, the WTA superstar revealed that she had the autoimmune disease, which forced her to withdraw during that season’s...
Sep 1, 2011 · Tennis star Venus Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, citing a diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome, a little-known autoimmune disorder that causes fatigue and joint pain. TIME...
Mar 20, 2014 · Venus Williams knows what that feels like. Once the world’s top woman tennis player, she is now rebuilding her career as she battles Sjogren’s syndrome, a debilitating autoimmune disease.
