Lupus is often marked by flares, which is when symptoms are usually more obvious.

The importance of diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus and its variants early in the course of disease cannot be overstressed. Medscape's Helen Fosam, PhD, Editorial Director of Rheumatology, ...

Dec. 18, 2025 -- At least 1.5 million people in the United States are living with lupus, a chronic and often misunderstood autoimmune disease. What are the most common myths about lupus – and who does ...