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The Lupus Foundation Of America Unveils The ‘Cruel Mystery’ Of Lupus To Raleigh-Durham
Lupus affects 1.5 million Americans, but awareness about the disease is low. Seventy-two percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 have either not heard about lupus at all or know little or nothing about the disease beyond the name, according to a recent survey. The statistic is particularly disturbing because this is the age group at the greatest risk for the disease.
University of Maryland senior who lives with lupus seeks to remove disease’s stigma
“I’ll have lupus forever, unless there’s a cure — and that’s okay,” she said. “I’m still going to find a way to do special education. That’s why I love that caterpillar quote so much — life will carry me through.”
Takeda snags rights to lupus drugs from Seattle upstart in $255M deal
New therapies have been slow to reach the market, leaving patients with limited options to combat the chronic inflammation and tissue damage from the disease. Resolve’s lead compound, the key asset in its Takeda deal, could advance treatment of lupus with its novel mechanism that attacks triggers of the disease called immune complexes.
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The researchers concluded that the most disadvantaged Medicaid enrollees carry a high burden of lupus. “It is clear that increased resources need to be allocated to this group to target this heightened burden of chronic disease,” they wrote.
Walnut Grove Teen Becomes an Advocate for Lupus Awareness
“I feel like I was kind of called,” the self- assured teenager said. “There has to be a reason for me to get Lupus, so I’ve been using it to reach out to teenage girls, sometimes girls who don’t have anything wrong with them. Living with Lupus can be really hard, but if I can do it, then anyone can overcome obstacles. People really can do anything they want to if they put their mind to it.”
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