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Doctors dismiss patients’ ‘subjective’ symptoms over their ‘objective’ evaluation.
An aggressive, antifungal-resistant form of tinea, a contagious ringworm fungal infection, has appeared in the US, likely driven by overuse and misuse of antifungal medications.
As tempting as it is, it is not possible to “supplement” oneself out of a bad lifestyle.
German doctors have reported success in treating patients with severe lupus, using cell treatments like those used for some forms of blood cancer.
The joke that sparked a violent reaction from actor Will Smith at the Oscars centered on his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss. A dermatologist explains the causes and treatment for alopecia.
COVID-19 has taken away so much. An immunology researcher describes the good it may leave behind.
Antibodies that go rogue and attack healthy tissue identified in patients with severe COVID.
In the hope of finding a cure for COVID-19, it is easy to get lost in the hype. But chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine should for now be set aside.
With recent calls for their use in combating COVID-19, there are concerns that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine might become unavailable to people who need them.
A drug created to target this gene was found to be effective in treating autoimmune conditions like lupus and psoriasis.
Sjögren’s syndrome has no cure. Here’s how it affects the body and what the future might bring for people with this challenging autoimmune disease.
A new study has provided further proof of a link between stress and auto-immune disorders.
Women have evolved to have stronger immunity than men. But this comes with downsides -
women are more likely to have autoimmune diseases due to their “reactive” immune systems.
A molecule in parasitic worms could explain why some worm infections can treat a range of autoimmune diseases, including…
The death of immune system cells is an important safeguard against the development of autoimmune diseases, according to new…
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory systemic autoimmune disorder. It affects various tissues of the body, particularly the heart, joints, lungs, skin and kidneys. An autoimmune illness is one in which body’s…
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