January 18, 2019January 17, 2019
An Exercise in Defining Yourself Beyond Lupus
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
Try something with me. Find a piece of paper and take a moment to write up to five adjectives ... Read more
January 18, 2019
Rubella Immunity Lowers Over Time in Vaccinated Adolescents with Lupus, Study Finds
News
Vaccinated patients with highly active systemic lupus erythematosus seem to lose their immunity levels over time, a study in rubella-vaccinated adolescents ... Read more
January 16, 2019
Stress, Depression, Pain are Major Causes of Fatigue in SLE Patients, Study Shows
News
Stress, depression, and pain — but not disease activity, sleep, or physical health — appear to be major contributors ... Read more
January 14, 2019January 10, 2019
I’m in Lupus Remission but I Feel Incomplete
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
The past few months have been a disaster. Despite being a bona fide joy junkie, I’ve experienced new physical ... Read more
January 14, 2019
Approved Asthma Therapy Omalizumab Reduces SLE Disease Activity, Phase 1b Trial Finds
News
Omalizumab — a treatment already approved for allergic asthma and chronic hives — is well-tolerated and reduces disease ... Read more
January 11, 2019
Neovacs, Centurion Pharma Continue Joint Development of SLE Vaccine IFNalpha Kinoid
News
Neovacs and Centurion Pharma will continue the joint development of the investigational vaccine IFNalpha Kinoid for people with systemic ... Read more
January 9, 2019January 9, 2019
High-fiber Diet Helps to Limit Bacteria in Gut That Trigger Inflammation, Animal Study Finds
News
A diet that is higher in fiber might benefit people with autoimmune diseases like lupus by reducing the amount ... Read more
January 7, 2019January 3, 2019
Lupus Is My Third Child
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
When children are young, they love to drive you up the wall and seem to take particular pride in ... Read more
January 7, 2019
Rituxan May Be Effective at Treating Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, Study Suggests
News
Rituxan (rituximab), a medicine that is often used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), may also be effective at ... Read more
January 4, 2019
HER2 May Be Biomarker of Kidney Disease in Children, Teens with Lupus, Study Suggests
News
High levels of a protein called HER2 in the urine can help identify children and adolescents with lupus who are ... Read more
January 2, 2019
Top 10 Lupus Stories of 2018
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Throughout 2018, Lupus News Today brought you coverage of important discoveries, potential disease markers, treatment developments, and clinical trials related to ... Read more
December 21, 2018
FDA Gives Baricitinib Fast Track Status for SLE Treatment
News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted fast track status to baricitinib for the treatment of systemic lupus ... Read more

January 18, 2019January 17, 2019

An Exercise in Defining Yourself Beyond Lupus

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

Try something with me. Find a piece of paper and take a moment to write up to five adjectives that you most identify with yourself. Once finished, continue reading. ... Read more

January 18, 2019

Rubella Immunity Lowers Over Time in Vaccinated Adolescents with Lupus, Study Finds

News

Vaccinated patients with highly active systemic lupus erythematosus seem to lose their immunity levels over time, a study in rubella-vaccinated adolescents suggests. The study, “Risk factors associated with accelerated rubella-IgG antibody ... Read more

January 16, 2019

Stress, Depression, Pain are Major Causes of Fatigue in SLE Patients, Study Shows

News

Stress, depression, and pain — but not disease activity, sleep, or physical health — appear to be major contributors to fatigue among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a new study ... Read more

January 14, 2019January 10, 2019

I’m in Lupus Remission but I Feel Incomplete

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

The past few months have been a disaster. Despite being a bona fide joy junkie, I’ve experienced new physical symptoms that have drained me mentally, physically, and emotionally. I ... Read more

January 14, 2019

Approved Asthma Therapy Omalizumab Reduces SLE Disease Activity, Phase 1b Trial Finds

News

Omalizumab — a treatment already approved for allergic asthma and chronic hives — is well-tolerated and reduces disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a Phase 1b ... Read more

January 11, 2019

Neovacs, Centurion Pharma Continue Joint Development of SLE Vaccine IFNalpha Kinoid

News

Neovacs and Centurion Pharma will continue the joint development of the investigational vaccine IFNalpha Kinoid for people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) based on the positive results of a ... Read more

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

High-fiber Diet Helps to Limit Bacteria in Gut That Trigger Inflammation, Animal Study Finds

News

A diet that is higher in fiber might benefit people with autoimmune diseases like lupus by reducing the amount of disease-causing bacteria in the gut, a new study suggests. ... Read more

January 7, 2019January 3, 2019

Lupus Is My Third Child

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

When children are young, they love to drive you up the wall and seem to take particular pride in picking at one another. They put on their best-worst behavior ... Read more

January 7, 2019

Rituxan May Be Effective at Treating Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, Study Suggests

News

Rituxan (rituximab), a medicine that is often used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), may also be effective at treating skin lesions in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), a ... Read more

January 4, 2019

HER2 May Be Biomarker of Kidney Disease in Children, Teens with Lupus, Study Suggests

News

High levels of a protein called HER2 in the urine can help identify children and adolescents with lupus who are at risk of serious kidney complications, a study suggests. While ... Read more

January 2, 2019

FDA Gives Baricitinib Fast Track Status for SLE Treatment

News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted fast track status to baricitinib for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, the treatment’s developers, Eli Lilly and Incyte, announced. Fast track ... Read more

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