Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older with lupus faced dramatically higher mortality when they received no follow-up care during the month after a hospital stay, researchers found. Death rates within 30 ...

The immune system is made up of different types of cells, which have different roles in protecting the body from infection. One type of immune cell called a B cell creates antibodies that attack ...

Scientists have discovered a molecular defect that promotes the pathologic immune response in systemic lupus erythematosus (known as lupus) and show that reversing this defect may potentially reverse ...

Various parts of Medicare offer coverage for lupus treatments. Lupus can also qualify a person for Medicare before they turn 65 years old. Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a long-term (chronic) ...

A recent study found that regularly checking blood levels of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ, known commercially as Plaquenil®) may reduce the need for emergency room visits and hospitalizations for people ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Income level predicted longer hospital stays for pediatric lupus in the lowest income group. Black patients and ...

Scientists may have pinpointed a primary cause of lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. Researchers from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston claim they have ...