Author Archives: Patricia Inacio, PhD

SLE Incidence Rates Rose in US for Past Four Decades

The incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has increased in the U.S. the past four decades, a recent study shows. Study data also indicated the increased incidence seen during that time was significantly higher among racial and ethnic minority populations. “As the US population grows more diverse, we might continue…

Treatment Toxicity, Age Linked to Eye Complications in SLE, Study Finds

While people with systemic lupus erythematous lupus (SLE) are experiencing fewer eye complications directly linked to the disease, treatment-induced eye toxicity and age-related eye complications are becoming more frequent, a single-center study shows. The study, “Ocular involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a paradigm shift based…