Three patients in the UK have received a “groundbreaking” treatment for lupus on the NHS, which experts hope could eradicate the need for lifelong drugs. The therapy works by genetically ...

Thanks to a broad range of research studies, it’s clear that smoking complicates and accelerates the ill effects of lupus. It can also lower the effectiveness of medications used to treat lupus. More ...

Pericarditis recurrence in lupus is more likely — and has a dose-dependent relationship — with oral prednisone treatment, ...

And in that case, the primary culprit is the use of corticosteroids, a first line of treatment for moderate to severe lupus, says Dr. Diane Kamen, a member of the Lupus Foundation of America’s ...

One gluconolactone cream that proved particularly promising led to visible improvements in a clinical study in patients with cutaneous lupus after just two weeks. “These results suggest that ...

It is important for people with tinnitus to contact a doctor to determine the cause and receive the appropriate treatment. Managing tinnitus or hearing loss in people with lupus can require a ...

Here’s what to know about the connection between lupus and asthma, and how to treat them simultaneously. Yes, having lupus can make you more likely to experience asthma. There are several ...

Thus, lupus nephritis can be diagnosed and treated by the rheumatologist alone. Whichever of the above two scenarios is responsible, ownership of lupus nephritis by rheumatologists becomes a self ...

For lupus, treatment can also help you manage the symptoms. Many people with lupus take prescription medications to help treat joint inflammation and pain. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...

Yale scientists have discovered a promising way to trigger immune responses against certain tumors, using a lupus-related ...

Most teenagers who have lupus will see a pediatric rheumatologist. Pediatric rheumatologists specialize in diagnosing and treating children and teens with autoimmune diseases, like lupus, and diseases ...

The findings have proven successful in the lab and his team plans to work as fast as they can to study this treatment further. “What lupus antibodies can do that make them so magically ...