Columnist Candace Semien waited years for a lupus diagnosis, and thanks to a caring nurse practitioner, she finally got one.
Treatment with Benlysta (belimumab) can help people with lupus avoid disease flared and reduce their need for glucocorticoids, data show.
When people think of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), they often only think about the “butterfly” rash, severe joint pain, pleurisy, or kidney problems. But for many of us living with lupus, the ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gazyva (obinutuzumab) as an add-on treatment for adults with lupus nephritis, a form of lupus marked by kidney damage. Lupus is an autoimmune ...
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,” ...
When you live with a chronic illness like lupus, you eventually learn that energy isn’t just something you “have” or “don’t have.” It’s sacred. It’s currency. And when it’s gone, it’s gone. Unlike a ...
During a random conversation, a family member, one of the smartest little humans in my life, told me about the books she’s been reading. One is nonfiction and the other is young adult fantasy. She was ...
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), ...
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.
An associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Houston is developing a new way to deliver treatments for lupus directly to the spleen, which is the home of certain immune cells ...
“If you don’t answer to anyone, you will start lying to yourself,” a financial consultant once explained to me. His wisdom, albeit a bit sharp in tone, transcended his focus on money management into ...