As you may already know (perhaps through personal experience!), many people with lupus are sensitive to light. This is a condition known as photosensitivity. Different kinds of light have different ...

What you need to know to prepare for a conversation with your doctor, understand the diagnostic process, and manage your expectations. Everyone has aches and pains now and then. Most of us know what ...

Individuals with lupus may be at a higher risk of developing interstitial cystitis, a chronic condition characterized by inflammation, pain, and pressure in the bladder. Interstitial cystitis, also ...

That’s what the autoimmune disease lupus does, 1 and when it strikes, it can cause significant symptoms, including extreme ...

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 ...

The body’s immune reaction to increased levels of a toxic molecule, part of a bacterial species in the human gut, may reveal who is most at risk of developing lupus nephritis, according to a new study ...

Since she was 8 years old, Nancy Mize Gonzalez dreamed of becoming a concert pianist. She practiced for hours a day every day ...

Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have identified an enzyme that is significantly elevated in mouse models of systemic lupus erythematosus and in blood samples of patients ...

Leukemia and lupus are both conditions that affect the immune system. Although they are different, they share certain symptoms. A person with lupus may have increased risk of developing leukemia.