Although there is little evidence that opioids effectively reduce pain from rheumatic diseases, a new study finds nearly one in three lupus patients uses prescription opioids, often...
Black Health Matters and Communities of Harlem Health Revival have formed an important alliance to discuss the option of research studies for people diagnosed...
African American women bear the burden of lupus with 1 in every 537 women affected. The peak risk age for developing lupus among African American females is...
Black Health Matters Joins in Solidarity with Lupus Patients at the Walk to End Lupus Now Event, April 21, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia African Americans struggle...
Protecting yourself from sun exposure is an essential part of managing lupus. Many people living with lupus experience sun sensitivity, even if they are exposed...
“Lupus is not some distant disease,” Gabrielle Davis, founder of Lupus Sistas, tells Black Health Matters just days before the Black Health Matters Summit. In...
Blacks also more likely to have lupus-induced kidney inflammation Lupus, the autoimmune disease that causes joint and organ damage, kills more Native Americans and blacks...
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body, including the skin, joints and internal organs. About nine out of 10 adults...