After coming home from the gym one day in July 2015, Audrey Ayala suddenly couldn’t speak or see, and she felt a worrisome numbness in her left arm and leg. She ended up in the emergency room, where ...

The autoimmune disease lupus can attack any healthy tissue — skins, joints and internal organs including the heart and kidneys — but it also affects certain communities more than others. According to ...

Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), including lupus, are prevalent across racial and ethnic groups. In a new study analyzing data within the Patient-Centered Research Network, researchers ...

Lupus is a variable disease that can affect one or multiple organs, including the kidneys, joints, skin and lungs. It can present very insidiously or have a more severe course, says Dr. Natalie Braggs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People of color with lupus are more likely to experience delayed diagnosis along with greater rates of morbidity ...

The Color Street Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Color Street, a company specializing in nail polish strips, recently released a limited edition nail strip in honor of Autoimmune Disease ...

GlaxoSmithKline’s “Night of Beauty” tour is extending its run. Held at local Sephora stores, the community events offer education and makeovers to people living with lupus—particularly women of color, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . White patients experienced red erythema more frequently than Black patients (mean erythema score, 1.58 vs. 1.36; ...

Did you know an estimated one-and-a-half to two million Americans have some form of lupus? Many of them go undiagnosed as symptoms vary and can easily be confused with other illnesses. Sometimes, it ...