It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect ...

There have been many advancements in the treatment and diagnosis of lupus. With proper care and a healthy lifestyle many people with lupus can live a normal life. When lupus is fatal, it’s usually due ...

Scientists may have pinpointed a primary cause of lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. Researchers from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston claim they have ...

Building on discoveries from cancer research and the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are decoding the biology behind autoimmune ...

Elizabeth Aton, right, receives treatment for lupus from Teresa Arb, R.N. in St. Louis, Mo. Aton is part of a 10-year study with a new drug. MCT Photo Lupus causes Elizabeth Aton’s left hand to ...

Ruth Wilson doesn’t look sick yet “everywhere hurts all the time” – because her immune system is attacking her own body. The ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old female. After experiencing hair thinning for over a year, I was diagnosed with incomplete lupus by a rheumatologist. My blood markers were high, but I don’t have ...

Lupus causes Elizabeth Aton’s left hand to tremble while an intravenous needle is placed into the top of her right hand. She drives about 235 miles a month, round trip, from her home in Pittsfield, ...