Extreme fatigue and joint pain are two of the most prominent symptoms of lupus. Lupus-related fatigue and pain are deeply connected and often reinforce each other, making symptom management ...

Sixty female patients with inactive lupus were randomly assigned to receive oral DHEA, 200 mg once daily, or placebo and were followed for 18 months for outcomes of general fatigue, mood, mental ...

Many sufferers of the autoimmune disease known as lupus whose symptoms were initially brushed off as psychosomatic can develop a long-lasting mistrust of medical providers, according to a British ...

Obesity is independently associated with worse patient-reported outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus, including disease activity, depressive symptoms, pain and fatigue, according to new ...

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson’s rashes, swelling, fevers, and severe pain for six years. She saved her life by begging for one more test in an emergency room about to ...

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson's rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain for six years. She saved her life by begging for one more test in an emergency room that was ...

After a sudden stroke sent De’sa Fuller to the ICU, the Night of Hope Lupus Gala turned her absence into a powerful tribute to survivors and a rallying call for awareness.

Lupus is a complex autoimmune disease that can affect anyone, yet it often goes undiagnosed or misunderstood. This chronic condition causes the immune system to attack healthy tissues, leading to ...

The importance of diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus and its variants early in the course of disease cannot be overstressed. Medscape's Helen Fosam, PhD, Editorial Director of Rheumatology, ...