lupus
Lupus Fatigue Is Not Tiredness. The Biology Is Finally Catching Up.
If you have lupus, you have probably been told to rest more. It is some of the least useful advice in medicine, because it assumes the problem is that you are doing too much.
autoimmune
lupus
Lupus Joint Pain Log: What to Write Down Before Your Next Appointment
The morning of the appointment, your hands feel almost normal. Which is its own kind of cruel, because for three weeks they were stiff and swollen and you could barely open a jar.
autoimmune
Lupus Is Most Common — and Most Deadly — in Black Women. The Textbooks Were Built for White Skin.
Every medical student learns the same picture: a "butterfly rash," bright red, spread across the cheeks and nose. It is one of the most recognizable images in medicine.
lupus
Just Diagnosed With Lupus? Start Tracking These 7 Things From Day One
The appointment is over. You drove home somehow. The rheumatologist explained a lot — medications, follow-ups, blood panels — and by the time you got to the car, most of it had already started to blur. That is not a personal failing.