Lupus can cause inflammation of the pericardium, the lining around your heart. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, treatments range from over-the-counter pain relievers to surgery. Systemic ...

Teenagers don’t get arthritis. That’s what Tiffany Peterson kept hearing as that dreadful feeling in her 17-year-old wrists and knees grew excruciating. So she tried to ignore it, popping ...

Dealing with pain is probably the most common challenge for people with lupus. And, despite the fact that many pain relief medications exist, it can be very useful to know non-pharmacologic approaches ...

Lupus & You is a free educational series where people with lupus and their family and friends can learn more about the latest in lupus research and managing the disease. Speakers Dr. Daniel Clauw and ...

Lupus is a complex chronic condition that can affect multiple systems of the body. Management typically involves medications that modify the immune system, but natural treatments may also help reduce ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes painful inflammation throughout the body. To study the therapeutic potential of ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, is a complex autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue, often affecting the skin, joints, kidneys and nervous system.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with SLE can experience pain and fatigue daily, which makes life difficult. Something people unfamiliar ...

SEEING RESULTS. IT’S A MARVEL OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. FOR 30 YEARS, DOCTOR ROBERTO CARICO, A RHEUMATOLOGIST AT UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND HIS PATIENTS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AN INDOMITABLE OPPONENT ...

For 20 years, Laura's body was ravaged with excruciating symptoms of an autoimmune disease. But a year ago, she became one of the first in the world to try an experimental treatment for lupus through ...

Lupus isn't pleasant. The chronic autoimmune disease, which takes several forms, can attack the tissues and organs of the body and lead to pain, swelling, extreme fatigue, rashes, and headaches.