Celebrities like Yolanda Hadid and Alec Baldwin have opened up about their struggles with Lyme disease, but if you’ve ever wondered what this health condition actually is, you’re not alone. According to the CDC, Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans through bites from infected ticks. It is the most common vector-borne illness … Read more
July is Dry Eye Awareness Month. Blink twice if you’re reading this. How do your eyes feel? Are they irritated? Do you feel like you have grains of sand in your eyes but you’re nowhere near the beach? Do you have an autoimmune disease? That last question may seem random, but having an autoimmune disease … Read more
July is Graves’ Disease Awareness Month. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that mainly affects your thyroid. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is important because, without treatment, the disease can lead to serious health problems such as heart failure and osteoporosis. This is especially important to note because women and people assigned female at birth are … Read more
English Aproximadamente 1.5 millones de personas en Estados Unidos tienen lupus, un trastorno que ocurre cuando el sistema inmunitario ataca órganos y tejidos saludables. De ellas, 9 de cada 10 son mujeres. El lupus es un trastorno complicado que puede ser difícil de diagnosticar e incluso más difícil de tratar. Los científicos estudian el lupus … Read more
Español About 1.5 million people in the United States have lupus, a disease that happens when the immune system attacks healthy organs and tissues. Of these, 9 out of 10 are women. Lupus is a complicated disease that can be hard to diagnose and even harder to treat. Scientists are looking at lupus from many … Read more
¿Qué es el lupus? El lupus es un trastorno crónico por el cual el sistema inmunitario de tu cuerpo ataca tejidos y órganos. 9 de cada 10 personas con lupus son mujeres. Las mujeres de raza negra, nativas americanas y de Alaska tienen de 2 a 3 veces más posibilidades de desarrollar lupus que … Read more
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that happens when the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and causes harmful inflammation. About 1.5 million Americans are living with some form of lupus. 9 out 10 people with lupus are women. Common types of lupus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) SLE is the most common type of lupus. … Read more
El lupus es un trastorno autoinmunitario que ocurre cuando el sistema inmunitario del cuerpo ataca sus propios tejidos y causa inflamaciones dañinas. Aproximadamente 1,5 millones de estadounidenses viven con algún tipo de lupus. 9 de cada 10 personas con lupus son mujeres. Tipos frecuentes de lupus Lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES) LES es el tipo más … Read more
English Niranjana Parthasarathi, M.D., empezó a experimentar fatiga extrema y dolor de las articulaciones unos años después de su 20° cumpleaños.. Unos meses después, le diagnosticaron lupus. “Estudiaba medicina, así que sabía lo grave que esto podía ser”, dijo, recordando como una de sus compañeras había fallecido trágicamente debido a complicaciones de este trastorno autoinmunitario … Read more
As told to Marnie Goodfriend I’ve always been a thrill seeker. At age 22, I wanted to experience life to the fullest, and I enjoyed snowboarding, traveling — and even bungee jumping. I was healthy and had never had anything more than a cold until I started experiencing extreme fatigue, joint pain, and swelling in … Read more