Brian Kaplan was a 14-year-old high school freshman when he was diagnosed with lupus kidney disease. His aunt had died from lupus years before, so the diagnosis felt decidedly grave. Kaplan was ...

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 ...

More than a decade after being diagnosed with lupus, Wingate has been searching for a living kidney donor since her yearslong ...

What is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus? Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which affects hundreds of Saint Louis area residents, is a chronic, autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in parts of ...

Lupus can affect various parts of the body including the joints, skin, kidneys, liver, blood cells, brain, and ...