Kathleen Ford of Solano County was a nurse for more than 20 years, until one day she squatted to help a patient and, hobbled ...

What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body — and tens of millions of people. While most ...

Lupus is an autoimmune condition that causes chronic inflammation in many parts of the body, like the skin, joints, heart, kidneys, and lungs. That can lead to a constellation of symptoms and ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that anyone can get at any time. However, the majority of people with Lupus are women between the ages of 15 and 45. People diagnosed with Lupus often experience some of ...

It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect ...

Our immune system is meant to fight off invaders and keep us healthy, but sometimes it turns against the body, attacking its own cells and tissues.

A groundbreaking study by Stanford Medicine scientists has identified the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as the culprit behind systemic lupus erythematosus. This virus, present in nearly all of us, is now ...

One of humanity's most ubiquitous infectious pathogens bears the blame for the chronic autoimmune condition called systemic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with lupus nephritis have increased maternal and fetal risks. Lupus nephritis during pregnancy can worsen ...