Lupus Stories
- The symptoms of lupus are hard to pin down as they vary a lot in type and timing. Nevertheless, here are some the common ones to keep an eye out for.
- Lupus symptoms are vague, so they can look like a lot of different disorders. Here’s what you need to know.
- When you have lupus, a protein in your body alerts your immune system even when there’s no virus to fight off. Researchers think they know how that happens.
- New research may have identified the reason that autoimmune diseases occur so much more often in women than in men.
- People with lupus have the autoimmune disease their entire lives, but it can be managed with help from a doctor. Here are some signs that you have the condition.
- Is lupus, the autoimmune disease singer Selena Gomez was diagnosed with, contagious or fatal?
- What treatments are available for the millions of people suffering from lupus?
- Lupus is a potentially life-threatening disease, and certain populations are at greater risk than others.
- A drug used to boost the immune system in cancer patients may double as an effective lupus treatment.
- Some women are at a much higher risk for cervical cancer than others.
- Researchers worry the treatment will further damage immune function in lung cancer patients with other conditions, like arthritis and lupus.
- May 10 is World Lupus Day, a time to raise awareness of an autoimmune disease that affects mostly women.