Lupus affects different people in different ways. Many people with lupus have problems with their liver. How does lupus affect the liver? Your liver helps your body digest food and filters waste out ...

At just 20 years old Kirsty Mills received a shock diagnosis of liver cirrhosis, following diagnoses of autoimmune hepatitis and lupus. She talks about her experiences with these conditions, and is ...

Margrit Wiesendanger, MD, PhD, highlights how social determinants of health and equitable treatment access are critical to improving lupus outcomes, particularly in minority populations.

The interactions between your lupus medications and alcohol Alcohol’s effects on your liver The risk of gastrointestinal tract (GI) bleeding You may be on different drugs for lupus. These might ...

Up to 23% of people with lupus develop hepatitis and have abnormal liver enzymes. Gout is a type of arthritis that causes sudden, severe episodes of joint pain and swelling. It occurs when there ...

For example, several meds that are used to treat lupus when mixed with alcohol can lead to liver damage. Aim to move your body with moderate exercise for at least 30 minutes a day around five ...

The Lupus Foundation of America describes lupus ... medicine wasn’t causing side effects – dealing with kidney or liver failure…I just said [expletive] it all together I ain’t taking ...

Lupus, in superhero terms ... Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about intriguing research, the promises and pitfalls ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and organs, causing inflammation and damaging organs. A new study co-led by the University of Zurich has now ...

But among people with autoimmune conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus ... development of heart conditions and also blood and liver abnormalities in a developing fetus.

The cause of lupus has long escaped doctors trying to treat the autoimmune disease. However, a study published this week identified a cause of lupus based on molecular defects in patients' blood.