Handwashing is one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself or your loved ones with lupus. We do it every day, but are we doing it right? People with lupus are especially prone to ...

There are about 5 million people in the world living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 1 and in the next five years, approximately half of those newly diagnosed are likely to experience damage ...

Almost 10 years ago, I started the Hope for Lupus Foundation with the goal of increasing awareness about lupus – to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of the disease which, in turn, could save ...

Most people with lupus take an antimalarial drug to control their symptoms. These drugs may also prevent blood clots and damage to your organs from lupus. Antimalarials are mostly safe to use and ...

Because lupus is a systemic disease that affects multiple systems, it can cause complications throughout your body, including your kidneys, heart, lungs, eyes, and bones. Lupus is a complex autoimmune ...

As Kenya joins the world in creating awareness of lupus disease, experts have called on individuals with the disease to adhere to medication to prevent organ failure. Dr Fred Otieno, a rheumatologist ...

At the time when patients with lupus, or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), are diagnosed, approximately 15% to 30% will already have the inflammation-caused kidney disease lupus nephritis, which ...