Kathleen Ford of Solano County was a nurse for more than 20 years, until one day she squatted down to help a patient and, hobbled by terrible joint pain, couldn’t stand up. Then in her 60s, Ford had ...

The physical, emotional and financial toll of lupus can be invisible to those who don’t live with this disease. Lupus symptoms affect each person differently, and it can be difficult for those without ...

One of the most common viruses in the world could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with wide-ranging symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday. Subscribe to read this story ...

For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the global population by adulthood and causes mononucleosis (aka “mono”)—might be ...

The virus behind glandular fever, also known as mononucleosis or kissing disease, seems to infect and reprogram immune cells in the body, priming some people to develop the autoimmune condition lupus.

Actress, singer and makeup mogul Selena Gomez has been candid about her experience of living with lupus. Since 2015, Gomez has documented on social media and in interviews the effect the condition has ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) — Hundreds of people gathered at Centennial Park Saturday morning for the Walk to End Lupus Now, a one-mile walk filled with purple pride, passion, and purpose. For many ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) — Centennial Park will be buzzing with energy and purple pride as the Walk to End Lupus takes over. Organizers are promising a Saturday filled with fun, celebration, and ...

Lupus, a relentless autoimmune disease, appears to mellow with age. While it aggressively targets organs with runaway interferon signaling in younger adults, researchers at UCSF have found that the ...

Lupus can be debilitating and sometimes deadly for the 3 million people who have it. A treatment called CAR T appears to stop it in its tracks. By Nina Agrawal Jennifer Le’s doctor ticked through a ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - About nine out of 10 people diagnosed with lupus are women. The autoimmune disease can impair the mental and emotional health of women impacted, but one business owner ...