Lupus Sufferers Rely on Opioids, Despite Evidence

Newswise — Although there is little evidence that opioids effectively reduce pain from rheumatic diseases, a new study finds nearly one in three patients with lupus uses prescription opioids, often lasting longer than a year.

Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, often leaves those affected with...

Fighting Disabling Autoimmune Conditions With Less Toxic Therapies

Newswise — More than 50 million Americans are affected by an autoimmune disease, with women at an increased risk for developing one.  

“Autoimmune conditions can be debilitating for patients,” says Dinesh Khanna, M.D., M.Sc., a professor of rheumatology and the director of the Michigan Medicine...

Newly Identified Autoimmune Muscle Disease Rare but Treatable

Researchers at the Neuromuscular Disease Clinic at Washington University School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown autoimmune muscle disease that, if correctly identified, can be effectively treated with targeted therapies. Large-histiocyte-related immune myopathy (LHIM) causes sudden...