New lupus treatment trial recruiting now!

New lupus treatment trial recruiting now!

Lupus UK received a fee from BMS for the time spent to create this article. BMS checked the article to make sure the facts were correct, but Lupus UK had editorial control and remain independent of BMS. A new trial is assessing whether a type of immunosuppressant...
New report about lupus care in Wales

New report about lupus care in Wales

A new report has been published evaluating lupus care in Wales, using information from people living with lupus and healthcare professionals. The report found some strengths of how care for lupus is delivered, and some areas which could be improved. The findings and...
Research in the news – The impact of misdiagnosis

Research in the news – The impact of misdiagnosis

A research team from Cambridge University has found that having a psychosomatic misdiagnosis (a misdiagnosis of a condition where physical symptoms are caused or worsened by psychological factors) before getting an autoimmune diagnosis can have a long-term impact on a...
CAR-T Cell therapy and lupus –  What you need to know

CAR-T Cell therapy and lupus – What you need to know

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T) has previously shown positive results in treating blood cancers. Based on how this treatment works, efforts have turned towards exploring their potential in treating autoimmune diseases like lupus. What is CAR-T cell...