With a series of Instagram posts in September 2017, Selena Gomez shared that she’d undergone a kidney transplant at just 24, due to lupus-related organ damage. The announcement sent a shock wave ...

Lupus nephritis is a severe form of SLE that can lead to late-stage renal failure and require dialysis or even a kidney replacement in the most severe cases. GSK estimates that around 60% of the ...

In a new study published in Lupus Science & Medicine, researchers found a connection between renal (kidney) response and long-term renal outcomes. People with lupus nephritis (LN, lupus-related kidney ...

But this is invasive, and many patients do not want to do another kidney biopsy. Conversely, the easiest way to assess lupus nephritis activity is through a urinalysis, focusing on urinary protein ...

While there’s no established link between lupus and tonsil stones, the inflammation associated with lupus may contribute to their formation. Tonsil stones, or tonsilloliths, aren’t specific to ...

Lupus can cause neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as sudden mood changes or psychosis, which may resemble bipolar disorder. Lupus can sometimes mimic bipolar disorder, especially when ...

Three lupus patients in the UK have received ‘groundbreaking’ new treatment which could end the need for lifelong drugs. A new NHS trial is assessing the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapy ...

Renal (kidney) disease occurs in around 10% of people with MCTD. One of the ways MCTD and lupus vary the most is in their causes. MCTD occurs due to the immune system reacting against itself ...