What is lupus, and what does it do to your body? I just had a friend diagnosed with it after many months of tests. -- T.S.B.

In Washington, DC and state capitals around the country, Lupus Foundation of America advocates tell their stories and urge ...

A team studied the differences between monogenic and nonmonogenic lupus nephritis and the predictors of end-stage kidney disease. Monogenic lupus nephritis is distinct from non-monogenic disease with ...

Serum S100A8/A9 levels are “significantly higher’ among patients with cognitive impairment in systemic lupus erythematosus, and changes in S100A8/A9 correspond to changes in cognition over 1 year, ...

Guidelines recommend minimizing glucocorticoid exposure in patients with lupus (SLE), and research suggests this advice should also apply to those with lupus nephritis.

Dysregulation of the alternative complement pathway, hallmarked by isolated reduction of the serum C3 fraction, is now recognized as an additional feature of lupus nephritis. Persistent, isolated low ...

1 in every 250 Black women will develop lupus (Lupus.org); Black women are three times more likely to get lupus than white women (CDC); The mortality rate for Black women with lupus is 3 times higher ...

Objective It is still a matter of debate whether low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (LDASA) should be prescribed to all patients with SLE during pregnancy. This study aimed at investigating the impact of ...

In the case of SLE, an expert panel was convened during 2012–2013 in order to develop treat-to-target guidance for this disease as well. [36, 37] Based on a large supervised literature search a ...

Dapirolizumab pegol, a novel CD40L inhibitor, is superior to placebo for achieving low disease activity and remission in systemic lupus erythematosus, according to data presented at the EULAR 2025 ...

From subtle rashes to sun-safety strategies, Drs Maureen McMahon and John Edminister discuss how to recognize cutaneous lupus and protect patients from UV-triggered flares.

Treating lower back pain is enormously expensive. In the UK it’s estimated to cost the NHS around £3.2 billion a year. So, ensuring patients get the right treatment is critical.