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Lupus: Finding the Best Treatment Option for You
Read More: Lupus: Finding the Best Treatment Option for YouMay is Lupus Awareness Month. Did you know the word “lupus” is Latin for wolf? We know that sounds random, but there is meaning behind the name. Back in the 13th century, a healthcare provider (HCP) said skin lesions from the disease resembled a bite mark from a wolf. Usually when people talk about lupus,…
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¿Qué efectos tiene el lupus en la salud sexual y reproductiva?
Read More: ¿Qué efectos tiene el lupus en la salud sexual y reproductiva?English Hay varios tipos de lupus, pero las personas frecuentemente usan la palabra “lupus” para referirse al lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES), el tipo más común de ese trastorno. Todos los tipos de lupus son trastornos autoinmunitarios que hacen que el sistema inmunitario de tu cuerpo ataque órganos y tejidos. A pesar de que el lupus…
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Lupus and Reproductive Health: What You Need to Know
Read More: Lupus and Reproductive Health: What You Need to KnowThere are several types of lupus, but people often use the word “lupus” to mean systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of the disease. All types of lupus are autoimmune conditions that cause your body’s immune system to attack organs and tissues. Despite the fact that lupus overwhelmingly affects women in their reproductive…
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Comprender las investigaciones de lupus
Read More: Comprender las investigaciones de lupusEnglish Aproximadamente 1.5 millones de personas en Estados Unidos tienen lupus, un trastorno que ocurre cuando el sistema inmunitario ataca órganos y tejidos saludables. De ellas, 9 de cada 10 son mujeres. El lupus es un trastorno complicado que puede ser difícil de diagnosticar e incluso más difícil de tratar. Los científicos estudian el lupus…
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Understanding Lupus Research
Read More: Understanding Lupus ResearchAbout 1.5 million people in the United States have lupus, a disease that happens when the immune system attacks healthy organs and tissues. Of these, 9 out of 10 are women. Lupus is a complicated disease that can be hard to diagnose and even harder to treat. Scientists are looking at lupus from many different…
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The Great Girlfriends Podcast: The Surprising Signs Your Body Might Be Battling Lupus
Read More: The Great Girlfriends Podcast: The Surprising Signs Your Body Might Be Battling LupusWhether you’ve been diagnosed, know someone who has, or simply want to understand more about this autoimmune disease, Dr. Williams brings her medical expertise while Tracy shares her real-life experience battling lupus. Together, they reveal what many women endure in silence—and why awareness is key to advocacy and healing. Key topics include: The hidden signs…
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How Is Lupus Diagnosed?
Read More: How Is Lupus Diagnosed?May is Lupus Awareness Month. + Infographic text What is lupus? Lupus is a chronic condition where your body’s immune system attacks tissues and organs. 9 out of 10 people with lupus are female. Black, American Indian and Alaska Native women are 2–3x more likely to get lupus than white women. Almost 1 in 2…
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Common Types of Lupus
Read More: Common Types of LupusMay is Lupus Awareness Month. + Infographic text Lupus is an autoimmune disease that happens when the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and causes harmful inflammation. About 1.5 million Americans are living with some form of lupus. 9 out 10 people with lupus are women. Common types of lupus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) …
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El alto costo de vivir con lupus
Read More: El alto costo de vivir con lupusEnglish Niranjana Parthasarathi, M.D., empezó a experimentar fatiga extrema y dolor de las articulaciones unos años después de su 20° cumpleaños.. Unos meses después, le diagnosticaron lupus. “Estudiaba medicina, así que sabía lo grave que esto podía ser”, dijo, recordando como una de sus compañeras había fallecido trágicamente debido a complicaciones de este trastorno autoinmunitario…
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I Lived with Undiagnosed Lupus for Years — Because Doctors Refused to Test Me for It
Read More: I Lived with Undiagnosed Lupus for Years — Because Doctors Refused to Test Me for ItAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector I grew up in a home plagued by chronic illness. My mother had lupus, and I was her caregiver, starting at the age of 10. My grandmother had severe rheumatoid arthritis (I now believe it was tied to lupus that was never diagnosed). I provided care to her, too,…
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I Still Live a Full and Active Life with Lupus
Read More: I Still Live a Full and Active Life with LupusAs told to Marnie Goodfriend I’ve always been a thrill seeker. At age 22, I wanted to experience life to the fullest, and I enjoyed snowboarding, traveling — and even bungee jumping. I was healthy and had never had anything more than a cold until I started experiencing extreme fatigue, joint pain, and swelling in…
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Autoimmune Disease & Women
Read More: Autoimmune Disease & Women+ Infographic text Did you know that women are more likely to have an autoimmune disease than men? As many as 4 out of 5 people with an autoimmune disease are women. What is an autoimmune disease? An autoimmune disease develops when the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy cells, organs or tissues. Autoimmune…
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The High Cost of Living with Lupus
Read More: The High Cost of Living with LupusNiranjana Parthasarathi, M.D., started experiencing extreme fatigue and joint pain in her 20s. Within months, she was diagnosed with lupus. “As a medical student, I knew how serious it could be,” she said, recalling how one of her peers had tragically passed away from complications of the autoimmune disease during her internship. Parthasarathi went on…
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Why Are Women of Color More at Risk for Lupus?
Read More: Why Are Women of Color More at Risk for Lupus?As a senior at Florida A&M University, Sharon Harris had been juggling a full course load, three jobs and other demands of college life when she started to feel sick. She visited the doctor and went to the hospital emergency room for gastrointestinal problems, and healthcare providers (HCPs) thought she might have Crohn’s disease. The…
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Clinically Speaking: Importance of Clinical Trials in Lupus Research
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Importance of Clinical Trials in Lupus ResearchAbout 1.5 million Americans are living with some form of lupus — and 9 out of 10 of them are women. Lupus is often hard to diagnose because it shares symptoms with so many other conditions, and because it affects the immune system of each person differently. Lupus can also be tough to treat, and…
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FAQs about Lupus
Read More: FAQs about LupusAnyone who’s a fan of the hit TV series “House,” starring Hugh Laurie, knows lupus inevitably came up as a possible diagnosis for the mystery condition of the episode (and they were always wrong, except for that one time). The show is right about one thing — lupus has a wide variety of symptoms, shows…
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Lupus is A Cruel Disease — But Through Living With it, I’ve Found Balance and Grace
Read More: Lupus is A Cruel Disease — But Through Living With it, I’ve Found Balance and GraceAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector I was in my late twenties and working a demanding — but wholly fulfilling — job at a large nonprofit in New York City. In addition to dedicating myself to my career, I was also going full force with physical exercise, had an active social life and was deep…
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Arthritis, Atopic dermatitis, Autoimmune disease, Chronic conditions, Crohn’s, Crohn’s disease, Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin, Skin health
Autoimmune Diseases 101
Read More: Autoimmune Diseases 101It’s probably not surprising that heart disease and cancer are the two most common categories of disease in the United States, but would you believe autoimmune disease comes in at number three? About 8% of Americans have an autoimmune disease, and nearly 80% of them are women. With autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakes part…
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Living With Lupus
Read More: Living With LupusMarisa Maese, 40, has been dealing with health problems since her mid-20s. They started with her first pregnancy, when she experienced complications from fibroids, was placed on bed rest and gave birth prematurely. “Since then, my life has never really been the same,” she said. Maese experienced a series of reproductive health issues, along with…
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What Is Alopecia? It’s No Laughing Matter for Millions of Black American Women
Read More: What Is Alopecia? It’s No Laughing Matter for Millions of Black American WomenBy Danita Peoples, Wayne State University The Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair – with husband Will Smith objecting violently to comedian Chris Rock mocking the actress’s shaved head. Away from the recriminations over what could be perceived as a mean-spirited…
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Autoimmune disease, Chronic conditions, Coronavirus, Covid long-haulers, COVID-19, Lupus, Multiple sclerosis, Rheumatoid arthritis
Despite Its Disastrous Effects, Covid-19 Offers Some Gifts to Medicine — an Immunology Expert Explains What It Can Teach Us About Autoimmune Disease
Read More: Despite Its Disastrous Effects, Covid-19 Offers Some Gifts to Medicine — an Immunology Expert Explains What It Can Teach Us About Autoimmune DiseaseBy Dario Ghersi, University of Nebraska Omaha For all the misery that the pandemic has wrought, it has also opened up a vast storehouse of knowledge about medical issues beyond COVID-19. While it’s still too early to draw conclusions, evidence is emerging of links between autoimmune disorders and the virus that causes COVID-19. As a…
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Tichina’s Most Important Role
Read More: Tichina’s Most Important RoleWhile Tichina Arnold is known for numerous hit shows like “Martin,” “Happily Divorced,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” and starring on her latest series, CBS’ “The Neighborhood,” her most important role has been taking care of her younger sister, Zenay. The younger Arnold was diagnosed with lupus and six other autoimmune diseases at the age of 32.…
