This Black History Month, we’re centering the voices, stories, and experiences of Black lupus warriors. Throughout February, we’re sharing resources and community spaces designed to support and ...

Lupus & You is a free educational series where people with lupus and their family and friends can learn more about the latest in lupus research and managing the disease. Our recent webinar, Lupus & ...

Lupus anticoagulants on a surgical tray. Lupus anticoagulants on a surgical tray.TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY—Getty Images The case study involved just one patient: a 20-year-old woman with severe ...

You’ve gone from doctor to doctor in search of a diagnosis that would explain your rash, joint pain, and fatigue, and now – finally – there’s a name for what ails you: systemic lupus erythematosus ...

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 ...

The cause of lupus has long escaped doctors trying to treat the autoimmune disease. However, a study published this week identified a cause of lupus based on molecular defects in patients' blood.

Mouth sores can be a symptom of lupus or a warning sign of a lupus flare. They may or may not be painful, but they still need medical treatment. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes ...

Your life doesn’t have to be less cool, or less interesting, or less fun now that you have lupus. You can still have a fabulous and exciting life, and do all the things you want to do. —Jessica ...

A stroke happens when the blood vessels that carry nutrients and oxygen to the brain get blocked by a clot or bursts. Then, part of the brain loses oxygen and nutrients and brain cells begin to die.

Elizabeth Rosser receives funding from the Medical Research Foundation, the Lister Institute for Preventive Medicine and the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research. Actress, singer and makeup mogul ...

Lupus anticoagulants (LAs) are a type of antibody produced by the immune system. LAs relate to an immune system disorder known as antiphospholipid syndrome. A blood test can detect their presence.