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The Foundation is devoted to solving the mystery of lupus. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for all people affected by lupus through programs of research, education, support and advocacy. The Lupus Foundation of America is a charitable organization with tax-exempt status granted under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Lupus Research Alliance ( LRA) is an American voluntary health organization based in New York City whose mission is to find better treatments and ultimately prevent and cure systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a debilitating autoimmune disease, through supporting medical research. The organization was born from the merger of three ...
Lupus is a collection of autoimmune diseases in which the human immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissues. [2] Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs. The most common and most severe form is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Their group’s study of 183 patients found that roughly 8% of SLE patients experienced a flare within two weeks of vaccination with one of the three available SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. “These ...
3. Daniel Jeffrey Wallace (born October 27, 1949) is an American rheumatologist, clinical professor, author, and fellow. [1] Wallace has published 500 peer reviewed publications, 9 textbooks, and 28 book chapters on topics such as lupus, Sjögren syndrome, osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia. [2] He has the largest cohort of lupus patients in the ...
Halsey announced in a June 5 Instagram post that she has lupus, an autoimmune disease which was diagnosed in 2022, and a rare white blood-cell disorder. In a prior post announcing the release of ...
Due to her work in health policy under the Obama administration and former Governor Nathan Deal, the Lupus Foundation of America recognized Schofield as a champion for those with lupus. Schofield herself was diagnosed with the disease in the year 2000 and has been an advocate for cures, treatments, and policies to support those afflicted by ...
In general, women with lupus and, in addition, hypertension, proteinuria, and azotemia have an extra increased risk for pregnancy complications, [2][3] including miscarriage, stillbirth, pre-eclampsia, preterm birth, and intrauterine growth restriction. [4] Pregnancy outcomes in women with lupus who receive kidney transplants are similar to ...