An abstract presented during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2015 in Las Vegas, revealed that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who had undergone total hip arthroplasty (THA) were nearly five times more likely to experience post-operative complications when compared to patients with osteoarthritis. Dr. Mark P. Figgie from the Hospital…
The role of biofilms, until recently, had been studied mostly in reference to bacterial deposition, protection and antibiotic resistance acquired by groups of bacteria due to formation of these structures. However, recent studies by a group of researchers at Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM) have shown that bacterial communities…
Anthera Pharmaceuticals recently announced it has completed the enrolment of patients for its CHABLIS-SC1 Phase 3 study evaluating blisibimod as a lupus treatment. The company expects to have final data from the trial by the end of 2016. “Reaching our enrollment target for CHABLIS-SC1 ahead of schedule is an important accomplishment,” said in…
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) treatments try to efficiently manage the disease while being safe and carrying a low rate of adverse events. Different strategies are currently used to control disease activity and prevent organ damage. To further understand if SLE is being adequately treated, a team of researchers lead by Dr. Christine Peschken looked at disease…
Lupus is a chronic disease for which there is currently no cure, with patients suffering with a lot of misconceptions and misunderstandings. Along with physicians, patients are the best people to discuss the disease, as is the case with Ellarea Maria Cole Stansbury, the author of the recently published book “…
A group of national bestselling authors gathered last Saturday to discuss the best ways to manage lupus at an event organized by the Lupus Foundation of America, Florida Chapter (LFAFL), which took place at the Nova Southeastern University, Orlando, Florida. The series of programs intended to improve knowledge on this autoimmune and…
The Lupus Foundation of America has recently launched the KNOW LUPUS campaign to raise awareness and funding to support patients with lupus, as well as research to cure the disease. The first positive result of the campaign was found during the filming of its public…
The prestigious 2015 Lupus Insight Prize was awarded to investigator George C. Tsokos, MD, who serves as chief of the Rheumatology Division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as well as professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Tsokos was selected by the Alliance for…
The Lupus Research Institute and the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation are two of the over 200 patient organizations that are part of the “I Am (Still) Essential” coalition, which has recently advocated for changes in the Essential Health Benefits for 2016 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The organizations believe…
Representatives of Lupus Agencies of New York State, the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation and Lupus Research Institute recently joined together at the New York State Capitol to raise awareness about the disease on Annual Lupus Awareness Day, last Wednesday, May 13th. The state of New York is celebrating May as …