At 7 years old, Gabriela Rodríguez Álvarez was faced with unexplainable pain, extreme fatigue and ongoing kidney issues. The ...

Lupus is a type of autoimmune disease. In an autoimmune disease, something goes wrong in the body’s immune system, causing it to harm healthy organs, tissues, and cells. “Auto” means “self” — so if ...

Whitney Brooks turned her lupus and rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis into the Girl, Get Up Walk movement to support women with autoimmune diseases.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lupus is a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects around 1.5 million Americans. Now, new research shows a therapy that’s been used for cancer patients may help people with lupus ...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues. This condition can affect multiple organs, including ...

In the Phase 2 part of the AMETHYST study, litifilimab met the primary endpoint of reduction of disease activity in people living with CLE at ...

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson's rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain for six years. She saved her life by begging for one more test in an emergency room that was ...

There are some 80 human diseases that in one way or another are considered autoimmune. Perhaps the most common indication of an autoimmune pathogenesis is the presence of circulating antibodies that ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs, causing inflammation and damaging organs. A new study has now shown that the natural active ingredient ...

Consider two seemingly unrelated medical puzzles. First: Every day, our bodies produce hundreds of billions of new cells, ...

At the 2026 Oscars, comedian Conan O’Brien made a joke during a skit to open the show that negatively associated his appearance with make-up to having lupus. Using lupus as a punchline, especially ...