As Lupus Awareness Month approaches, Toni Braxton, a celebrated 55-year-old singer has opened up in national media interviews about her battle with lupus, which has resulted in heart and kidney ...

Cardiovascular disease has emerged as the number one cause of death in people with lupus since death from kidney disease has declined in recent years. Around half of people with lupus experience high ...

Toni Braxton has opened up about her “traumatic” heart surgery, which doctor’s deemed necessary due to complications from lupus, with which she was diagnosed in 2008. The “Un-Break My Heart” ...

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) treatment for discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is associated with a lower risk for developing ...

Imagine your body attacking itself. That’s what happens with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease affecting millions worldwide. Lupus Alert Day is a chance to shine a spotlight on this condition. It’s ...

Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified a "molecular switch" on a gene strongly associated with the autoimmune disease lupus, which appears to propel immune cells into overdrive, attacking and ...

Lupus is a complex autoimmune disease that can affect anyone, yet it often goes undiagnosed or misunderstood. This chronic condition causes the immune system to attack healthy tissues, leading to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most lupus patients feel the impacts of the disease in their daily life. In many cases, the autoimmune disorder knows no bounds ...

Patients with highly active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) appeared to sustain much less organ damage and fewer disease flares when drug therapy yielded substantial relief, researchers found.

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