Columnist Candace Semien believes her coloring practice, a form of art therapy, may be helping to improve her cognitive ...
When you live with a chronic disease like lupus, it's often hard to answer "How ya doin'?" the first time, writes columnist ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gazyva (obinutuzumab) as an add-on treatment for adults with lupus nephritis, a form of lupus marked by kidney damage. Lupus is an autoimmune ...
Once you receive a diagnosis of lupus, it is difficult to avoid its chronic impact. The disease stays on your mind and affects your perceptions and decisions. You may not be in a flare or “suffering,” ...
When you live with a chronic illness like lupus, you eventually learn that energy isn’t just something you “have” or “don’t have.” It’s sacred. It’s currency. And when it’s gone, it’s gone. Unlike a ...
During a random conversation, a family member, one of the smartest little humans in my life, told me about the books she’s been reading. One is nonfiction and the other is young adult fantasy. She was ...
A self-administered, under-the-skin injection version of AstraZeneca’s Saphnelo (anifrolumab-fnia) was effective for reducing disease severity in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ...
An associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Houston is developing a new way to deliver treatments for lupus directly to the spleen, which is the home of certain immune cells ...
Let’s start with a little story, shall we? It’s currently 142 F outside. OK, that might be a slight exaggeration, but not by much. I’m living through one of the most brutal heat waves my area has seen ...
It seems like there should be some decisions a person never has to make for themself. Standing before the consultation window at the pharmacy, I found myself faced with a question that made me wonder: ...
For many of us living with a chronic illness, there typically comes a time when we desire to share our story, help others, and dip our toe into the pool of advocacy. Having met thousands of people ...