Autoimmune Diseases

Roughly 50 million Americans are living with an autoimmune disease—which occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body—and 75% of them are women. Each autoimmune disease is different, but many share overlapping symptoms such as fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain, and inflammation.

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The 4 Best Diets to Try If You Have an Autoimmune Disease

The 4 Best Diets to Try If You Have an Autoimmune Disease

If you have an autoimmune disease like celiac disease, Crohn's, or rheumatoid arthritis, eating or avoiding certain foods really can make a difference in your symptoms.
This May Be Why Women Are Far More Likely to Get Autoimmune Diseases

This May Be Why Women Are Far More Likely to Get Autoimmune Diseases

Researchers have discovered hundreds of genes that express themselves differently in women, promoting their risk for psoriasis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and more.
Health Officials Are Warning Parents About This Scary, Rare 'Wind-Borne' Disease

What Is Kawasaki Disease? Experts Say This Childhood Illness May Be 'Wind-Borne'

The autoimmune condition causes a bright red rash and, in rare cases, a serious form of heart disease.
What Is a Weak Immune System? Here’s How Doctors Explain It

What Is a Weak Immune System? Here’s How Doctors Explain It

Here's what to know about protecting immunocompromised individuals around you.
What Scares Me Most About the Coronavirus Pandemic Is What Happens When It’s Over

What Scares Me Most About the Coronavirus Pandemic Is What Happens When It’s Over

I'm immunosuppressed, and as the country begins to reopen, I worry that concern for high-risk people like me will fade.
Ayanna Pressley Removes Her Wig to Reveal Bald Head Due to Alopecia in Beautiful Video

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reveals Alopecia—and Shares a Beautiful Photo of Her Bald Head

"I want to be freed from the secret and the shame that that secret carries with it."

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After Years of Fatigue and Muscle Weakness, I Found Out I Had a Rare Autoimmune Disease

After Years of Fatigue and Muscle Weakness, I Found Out I Had a Rare Autoimmune Disease

She was too exhausted to work or even carry her toddler, and her doctors had no idea why.
9 Autoimmune Diseases Every Woman Needs to Know About

9 Autoimmune Diseases Every Woman Needs to Know About

With a variety of symptoms that wax and wane, autoimmune diseases are often tough to diagnose. But demand answers if you’re experiencing symptoms–treatment can help.
An 84-Year-Old Man's Fingers and Toes Turned Black Because of This Rare Disease

This 84-Year-Old Man's Fingers and Toes Turned Black Because of Inflammation In His Arteries

This Drastic Diet Change Helped Venus Williams Fight Her Autoimmune Condition

This Drastic Diet Change Helped Venus Williams Fight Her Autoimmune Condition

What It's Like to Have Your Immune System Attack Your Hair

What It's Like to Have Your Immune System Attack Your Hair

What is Hashimoto’s Disease? Everything You Need to Know About Gigi Hadid’s Thyroid Disorder

What is Hashimoto’s Disease? Everything You Need to Know About Gigi Hadid’s Thyroid Disorder

14 Things You Need to Know About Celiac Disease

Top celiac experts separate myth from fact about the life-altering autoimmune disease.

All Autoimmune Diseases

This Woman's Back is Covered in a Purple, "Netlike" Rash—and Doctors Say It Could Be From Cold Weather

This Woman’s Back Rash and Cold Agglutinin Disease Might Have Been Triggered By New York Weather

A Rare Autoimmune Disorder Caused This Woman’s Vulva To Swell and Break Out In Blisters

What to Know About Pemphigus Vulgaris, a Rare Disorder That Caused A Woman's Vulva To Swell and Blister

Millions of Women are Living With "Invisible Illnesses": Here's What That Means

Millions of Women are Living With 'Invisible Illnesses': Here's What That Means

What Is Alopecia?

What Is Alopecia?

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