This time, the surgeons faced a greater challenge. A second, smaller chordoma was strangling Flores’s spinal cord near the base of the skull. After much discussion, the medical team had decided ...

DESTIN, Fla. — An increasing array of B-cell targeting approaches may aid clinicians in managing the cycles and flares of lupus, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology ...

The Lupus Impact Tracker was developed to help you communicate effectively with your doctor about your lupus symptoms and how they may be impacting your quality of life. Complete this simple worksheet ...

Glenn Collins says he sustained spinal damage after the plane he was flying crashed at the Avalon International Airshow. The plane was coming out of a loop when it hit the ground on the first ...

Pooled data analysis from 22 studies. † Lupus in minorities: nature versus nurture [Unpublished Observ., May 2008]. Lupus occurs only in young women Lupus may occur at any age and in both ...

UCB and Biogen say their first phase 3 trial of their systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) candidate dapirolizumab pegol was a success, and a second is now expected to start before the end of the year.

Clinical heterogeneity, unpredictable course and flares are characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although SLE is—by and large—a systemic disease, occasionally it can be ...

An annular fissure is a condition that affects intervertebral discs. Most of the time a fissure is caused by degenerative changes in the spine, including age-related drying out of the discs, but it ...

Degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine or thoracic spine can irritate or press on your nerves or spine. This can lead to pain between your shoulders. A herniated disc, known as a slipped or ...