Lupus significantly affects mobility and the ability to conduct everyday activities, according to a global World Lupus Federation survey. Results of the questionnaire, which surveyed more than 4,000 people from more than 70 countries, were released in conjunction with Lupus Awareness Month, observed each May, and with…
Despite the COVID-19 outbreak, ample online ways exist to mark Lupus Awareness Month, observed each May to call attention to lupus and raise funds for research and education. The national effort is coordinated by the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), which estimates that…
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is again partnering with the National Kidney Foundation (NFK) during National Kidney Month to raise awareness of lupus nephritis (LN) — a type of kidney disease caused by systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus. A new program launched by Aurinia, called ALL IN, is an online…
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) has launched an international grant program to unravel the complexity of lupus and to bring more focus to personalized treatments. Called the Global Team Science Award, the program will provide up to three grants, totaling up to $3 million each, over three years.
Culminating more than a year of advocacy by the Lupus Foundation of America and others, President Donald Trump has signed into law provisions for nearly $19 million in new funding for lupus research and education. The funding bills, which included $41.7 billion for the National Institutes of…
This year’s Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) Breaking Through Gala, billed as the world’s largest single lupus fundraising event, took in $3 million for research into the autoimmune disorder. Some 600 members of the global lupus community turned out for the Nov. 25 New York City affair that celebrates…
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) marked the 10th year of its Evening of Hope Gala by honoring leaders in the fight against lupus while raising funds to advance the nonprofit’s mission. Hundreds of advocates and community members gathered in New York City to recognize the efforts…
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is partnering with health informatics company Prometheus Research to develop a next-generation data platform, set to launch next year, to help advance lupus research. LFA will use the platform to expand its Research.forME Lupus Registry, which was launched in 2017…
Expanding its Us in Lupus effort, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has planned “Night of Beauty” events to reach women of color, a group disproportionately affected by this disease. Us in Lupus is a 12-week online community and education program for new lupus patients. The upcoming events are extending support to…
Aiming to raise disease awareness and research funds, the Lupus Foundation of America’s (LFA) Walk to End Lupus Now hits Los Angeles on Sept. 28. Taking place at the LA Live complex, the 1.33-mile event will again feature actress Kate Linder of television’s “The Young and…