For people living with lupus, pain can be one of the most persistent and difficult symptoms to manage. But the good news is that a combination of medical treatments, lifestyle changes and ...

Sometimes, people with lupus also have other conditions or diseases. These “overlap” conditions may include Raynaud’s syndrome, Sjögren’s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, and others. If you think you ...

Doctors, scientists, health educators, and people with lupus work together to create our resources and programs. That means we have the trusted information you need to learn about lupus. If you need a ...

Work, school, finances, family, relationships -- lupus touches every corner of the lives of people who are coping with it day after day. The National Resource Center on Lupus provides information and ...

Because lupus affects everyone differently, it can be hard to diagnose. Doctors have come up with a list of traits that many people with lupus have in common. If four or more of these traits apply to ...

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 ...

What is complementary and alternative medicine? Complementary and alternative medicine includes a wide range of healing practices that some people use to treat lupus or other conditions. Some examples ...

A lupus "flare" or "flare up" is when your lupus symptoms worsen and you feel ill as a result. The formal definition of a flare is: A measurable increase in disease activity in one or more organ ...

We asked members of the Lupus Foundation of America’s Medical-Scientific Advisory Council for their suggestions on how to get lupus under control—and keep it that way. As you read through this list of ...

Anyone can get lupus, no matter their age or sex. But it’s less common for men to get lupus, with about 1 in every 10 cases happening in men. Experts still aren’t sure exactly why. Learn more about ...

When vaccines became available, we gathered some of the most common COVID-19 vaccine questions that our health education specialists have received and answered them below. This page will be updated as ...

Everyone’s experience of lupus is different. Some people find that lupus symptoms can make it harder to do parts of their job. This can be true for people who do a lot of physical activity at work or ...