Autoimmune Disorders
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From discovery to treatment: How NIH works to improve the lives of people with autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune diseases are a group of chronic disorders in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and damages healthy cells...
Autoimmune Disorders
5 common autoimmune diseases
Some autoimmune diseases target specific organs or tissue, while others attack multiple tissue or organ systems throughout the body. Here’s...
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Autoimmune diseases: What you need to know
Your immune system’s job is to keep you healthy by detecting and fighting harmful intruders such as bacteria and viruses....
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Zain Verjee is no longer hiding from psoriasis
As a leading international journalist on CNN and other major television news outlets, Zain Verjee’s face was visible to millions...
Psoriasis, Autoimmune Disorders, Skin Conditions
Advantage, Wozniacki: Tennis star on taking charge of life with RA
Tennis great Caroline Wozniacki won 30 professional titles and held the No. 1 ranking in the world for over 70 weeks from 2010 to 2011....
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autoimmune Disorders
Autoimmunity in adolescents tripled in recent decades
Autoimmunity, which is when the immune system attacks the body instead of protecting it against disease, appears to be rising...
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Personal story: Selene Suarez
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that affects 1.5 million people in the U.S. One of those people is Selene Suarez. ...
Autoimmune Disorders, Pain Management
Sjögren’s syndrome: What you need to know
Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that often damages the glands that make tears and saliva, or spit. It...
Sjögren's syndrome, Autoimmune Disorders
Thriving with Sjögren’s syndrome
For decades, 79-year-old Joan Manny of Brookeville, Maryland, suffered from a variety of seemingly unconnected symptoms. In her teens and 2...
Sjögren's syndrome, Autoimmune Disorders
Carrie Ann Inaba doesn’t let Sjögren’s syndrome stand in her way
Carrie Ann Inaba is a familiar face in millions of American homes. A lifelong dancer, she has become well-known as...
Sjögren's syndrome, Autoimmune DisordersPersonal Story
Reaching new heights with joint disease
BJ Pessia is a jack of all trades and master of all. A real estate agent, carpenter, painter, landscaper, ski...
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autoimmune Disorders, Personal Story
Matt Iseman: Rheumatoid arthritis warrior
Matt Iseman was trained as a doctor, but he is known to many as a comic, first winner of the...
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autoimmune Disorders, Celebrity, Personal Story, Hero Feature, Issue Hero