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 ...

Mary K. Crow, MD, is physician-in-chief and chair of the Department of Medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). She is also chief of the Division of Rheumatology at HSS and a leading researcher ...

The Lupus Foundation of America and Lupus Canada are proud to announce that the 2022 Lupus Canada Catalyst Award has been awarded to Éric Boilard, PhD, Professor at Université Laval in the Department ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that can affect many organs, including the skin, joints, the central nervous system and the kidneys. Here, Kaul et al. highlight the heterogeneity ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disorder; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common type. The disease triggers inflammatory attacks that cause headaches, joint pain, hair loss, and rashes, such as ...

Naturally occurring chemicals make more appealing medicines for many people, but there is not always evidence that they're effective. Ginger is one such product; it's known to contain antioxidants and ...

Is There a Cure for Lupus? Not yet, though research continues. There has been more progress in lupus research in the last 10 years than in the previous 100 years. That’s why some experts believe a ...

Skin lupus, is an autoimmune skin disease that occurs when your immune system attacks healthy skin cells by mistake and damages your skin. This can cause redness, itching, pain and eventual scarring ...

May is Lupus Awareness Month and Toni Braxton is using the opportunity to speak out about living with this chronic autoimmune disease. In an interview with CBS News Wednesday, the Grammy-winning ...

Lupus is a chronic (long-term) disease that can cause inflammation and pain in any part of your body. It’s an autoimmune disease, which means that your immune system — the body system that usually ...

Lupus, an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, can affect the heart and lead to rhythm disturbances, such as arrhythmias. Symptoms of arrhythmia, such as an abnormal heart rate, may ...

Multiple sclerosis and lupus can have some overlapping symptoms, but they’re two distinct conditions. Read on to find out more about common symptoms and possible treatments. Multiple sclerosis (MS) ...