May 20, 2019
Aurinia Launches Lupus Awareness Campaigns with Support Initiatives
News
In observance of World Lupus Day and Lupus Awareness Month, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has announced disease awareness and educational initiatives ... Read more
May 17, 2019May 16, 2019
I Constantly Live in Fear of a New Lupus Flare
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
Living with lupus makes me feel a little precarious. I can’t fully enjoy the little victories in my health ... Read more
May 16, 2019May 14, 2019
How I Found Gratitude in Spite of Multiple Illnesses
Columns, Learning to Live with Lupus - a Column by Darla Gay
When your list of chronic illnesses keeps getting longer, it’s hard to find things to be grateful for. It ... Read more
May 15, 2019
Timed to World Lupus Day, Report Highlights Need to Raise Awareness and Enhance Patient Care
News
A comprehensive report co-led by pharmaceutical company GSK underscores the need to enhance care for those living with lupus, and ... Read more
May 13, 2019
Survey Results Call for More Awareness About Lupus and Its Symptoms
News
A survey found that 63 percent of American respondents either had never heard of the autoimmune disease lupus, or ... Read more
May 13, 2019May 10, 2019
Replacing the Rug, One Piece at a Time
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
After three years, some things are finally leveling out for me. When I was diagnosed with lupus three years ... Read more
May 10, 2019
LFA Experts Offer Insights into Critical Needs in Childhood Lupus at CARRA Annual Meeting
News
At the 2019 annual meeting of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), leaders from the Lupus Foundation ... Read more
May 9, 2019May 7, 2019
Finding Ways to Make Sleep Come More Easily
Columns, Learning to Live with Lupus - a Column by Darla Gay
My doctor sent me for a sleep study after my husband told him how loudly I snored. I tried ... Read more
May 8, 2019
Mallinckrodt Completes Enrollment in Phase 4 Trial Testing Acthar Gel in SLE Patients
News
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals has completed enrollment for its Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection) in ... Read more
May 6, 2019May 2, 2019
Being Imperfect Does Not Make Me Defective — or Undatable
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
It doesn’t matter who you are, you have problems. We all have problems. I always say that even babies ... Read more
May 3, 2019May 1, 2019
When ‘Good Enough’ Is Enough: Don’t Stress About Perfection
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
Being an adult isn’t anything like I imagined it. I also never imagined being diagnosed with a chronic illness ... Read more
May 2, 2019
FDA Approves GSK’s Benlysta for Treatment of Children with SLE
News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved, under priority review, the use of Benlysta (belimumab) for the ... Read more

May 20, 2019

Aurinia Launches Lupus Awareness Campaigns with Support Initiatives

News

In observance of World Lupus Day and Lupus Awareness Month, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has announced disease awareness and educational initiatives aimed at supporting patients with lupus nephritis, a serious complication of ... Read more

May 17, 2019May 16, 2019

I Constantly Live in Fear of a New Lupus Flare

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

Living with lupus makes me feel a little precarious. I can’t fully enjoy the little victories in my health due to the fear that they’ll immediately be followed by ... Read more

May 16, 2019May 14, 2019

How I Found Gratitude in Spite of Multiple Illnesses

Columns, Learning to Live with Lupus - a Column by Darla Gay

When your list of chronic illnesses keeps getting longer, it’s hard to find things to be grateful for. It is so easy to sink into a deep depression and ... Read more

May 15, 2019

Timed to World Lupus Day, Report Highlights Need to Raise Awareness and Enhance Patient Care

News

A comprehensive report co-led by pharmaceutical company GSK underscores the need to enhance care for those living with lupus, and to raise awareness about the disease. The release of the ... Read more

May 13, 2019

Survey Results Call for More Awareness About Lupus and Its Symptoms

News

A survey found that 63 percent of American respondents either had never heard of the autoimmune disease lupus, or knew little about it, the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) ... Read more

May 13, 2019May 10, 2019

Replacing the Rug, One Piece at a Time

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

After three years, some things are finally leveling out for me. When I was diagnosed with lupus three years ago, I really felt that the entire rug had been ... Read more

May 10, 2019

LFA Experts Offer Insights into Critical Needs in Childhood Lupus at CARRA Annual Meeting

News

At the 2019 annual meeting of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), leaders from the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) joined other experts in offering insights into ... Read more

May 9, 2019May 7, 2019

Finding Ways to Make Sleep Come More Easily

Columns, Learning to Live with Lupus - a Column by Darla Gay

My doctor sent me for a sleep study after my husband told him how loudly I snored. I tried to tell them that it wasn’t that bad, but as ... Read more

May 8, 2019

Mallinckrodt Completes Enrollment in Phase 4 Trial Testing Acthar Gel in SLE Patients

News

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals has completed enrollment for its Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection) in patients with persistently active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The company expects the ... Read more

May 6, 2019May 2, 2019

Being Imperfect Does Not Make Me Defective — or Undatable

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

It doesn’t matter who you are, you have problems. We all have problems. I always say that even babies cry. We are all works in progress, and there is ... Read more

May 3, 2019May 1, 2019

When ‘Good Enough’ Is Enough: Don’t Stress About Perfection

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

Being an adult isn’t anything like I imagined it. I also never imagined being diagnosed with a chronic illness at the start of my 20s. When I was younger, ... Read more

May 2, 2019

FDA Approves GSK’s Benlysta for Treatment of Children with SLE

News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved, under priority review, the use of Benlysta (belimumab) for the treatment of children age 5 and older with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). ... Read more

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