Columnist Candace Semien waited years for a lupus diagnosis, and thanks to a caring nurse practitioner, she finally got one.
As months turn into years and years turn into decades of living with systemic lupus erythematosus, we begin to record what helps mitigate or temper symptoms before they turn into a full-blown flare.
Ampel BioSolutions is launching LuGENE, a blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to look at a patient’s gene activity and predict when lupus flares are likely to happen and which ...
A self-administered, under-the-skin injection version of AstraZeneca’s Saphnelo (anifrolumab-fnia) was effective for reducing disease severity in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ...
Once you receive a diagnosis of lupus, it is difficult to avoid its chronic impact. The disease stays on your mind and affects your perceptions and decisions. You may not be in a flare or “suffering,” ...
Marisa Zeppieri is a journalist, author of two books, and former Mrs. New York 2015. Her verticals include health, nutrition, food, recipe creation, and food photography. She is also the founder of ...
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has awarded $3 million to a research team that’s using artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose lupus nephritis, one of the ...
May is Lupus Awareness Month, and for several reasons, Fred Rogers and his eponymous children’s program “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” are on my mind. Fifty-six years ago this month, Mr. Rogers ...
Let’s start with a little story, shall we? It’s currently 142 F outside. OK, that might be a slight exaggeration, but not by much. I’m living through one of the most brutal heat waves my area has seen ...
Few couples hearing the term “in sickness and in health” at their wedding have thoughts of chronic illness enter their mind. But the reality is, with almost half of the American population dealing ...
Seattle Children’s has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to start the nation’s first clinical trial testing CAR T-cell therapy in children with systemic lupus erythematosus, ...
Low levels of red blood cells (anemia) and lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, are the most frequent hematological disorders in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to a ...