Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis had a higher cardiovascular disease-related death rate than men, signaling a need for improved CVD risk management, finds a new study in ...

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. New research is raising the prospect of ...

When it comes to treating autoimmune diseases, recognizing the symptoms early is key. Maybe you first heard about an autoimmune disease like lupus because of a celebrity like Selena Gomez speaking ...

For people with some of the most common autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular disease-related mortality has declined over the last decade, but rates remain disproportionately higher among women than men ...

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. What are called autoimmune diseases can ...

Women with any of three common types of autoimmune disease may face a higher rate of death linked to heart disease and stroke than men with the same condition, even as the rates dropped for both ...

Primary immunodeficiency (PI) not only increases your risk of frequent and serious infections, but can also make you more likely to develop autoimmune diseases — conditions where the immune system ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. But autoimmune disease hair loss can also happen. Your immune system is meant to keep you healthy ...