Fever, chills, muscle aches and sleepiness are all classic signs of the common flu, or even Covid-19. But many people don’t realize they’re lupus symptoms as well, says Delphine Lee, MD, PhD, the ...

Dec. 18, 2025 -- At least 1.5 million people in the United States are living with lupus, a chronic and often misunderstood autoimmune disease. What are the most common myths about lupus – and who does ...

In the last few years, thanks to the pandemic, we have all become very aware of the importance of our immune systems. But sometimes, the system that is supposed to protect us from disease, ends up ...

A very small number of people who test negative for antinuclear antibody (ANA) in the blood, which is a sign of the most common type of lupus, still have the condition. Lupus is an autoimmune disease ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means that the immune system, your body's defence system, produces antibodies that attack the body's own tissues, causing inflammation.  Lupus can affect ...

Lupus is a chronic (long-term) disease that can cause inflammation and pain in any part of your body. It’s an autoimmune disease, which means that your immune system — the body system that usually ...

Many different lab tests are used to find changes in your body that can happen with lupus. The results of each test help your doctor get a fuller picture of your health. Because lab tests alone can’t ...

Toni Braxton, the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, has been living with systemic lupus erythematosus since her diagnosis in 2008. The chronic health condition causes inflammation and pain in any part ...