People with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) living in areas marked by poverty tended to have more severe manifestations, a study in Philadelphia found, whereas associations with racial identity were ...

A new study finds that experiences of discrimination are associated with worse patient-reported lupus-related symptoms and depressive symptoms among people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Menopause symptoms can take a toll on a woman’s health in unexpected ways. The impact goes beyond hot flashes — the symptom probably most associated with the transition. But when doctors asked ...

Graham Taylor has previously received funding from Cancer Research UK, Blood Cancer UK, the UK Medical Research Council, Melanoma UK, and the University of Birmingham to support his research team.

Svetlana Barbarash, MD, explains how better education, digital monitoring tools, and coordinated care can improve arrhythmia detection and outcomes. Women with arrhythmias are still slipping through ...

Cancer screenings exist to try to detect the disease in its earlier stages, and ultimately to save lives. But screenings for lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—are narrow, and ...

One of the most common viruses in the world could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with wide-ranging symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday. Until now, lupus was somewhat ...

For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the global population by adulthood and causes mononucleosis (aka “mono”)—might be ...