New research shows that African Americans with lupus are more likely to deliver preterm or small-for-gestational age infants compared to healthy African American women. Additionally, African American ...

As Black women ... impacted by lupus—and our relationships are the center of our battle with this disease. According to an NIH study, African-Americans in the U.S. have three to four times ...

For Black, African American ... In SLE, lupus symptoms affect multiple body systems. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Black and Hispanic women more often receive ...

African American women have a higher risk of lupus compared with white US women. It has been known that the MHC region in chromosome 6 carries genetic factors associated with several auto-immune ...

In order to effectively recruit and retain African American women with lupus in a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP), researchers find it’s essential to have a culturally competent ...

Angley and colleagues analyzed 586 births to African American women with SLE identified from the Georgia Lupus Registry and the Georgians Organized Against Lupus Cohort. Participants were linked ...

Race: Lupus is more common among women of African American, Asian ... serious infections (with a low white cell count), or easy bruising or bleeding (with a low platelet count).

It is an unfortunate reality that systemic lupus erythematosus predominately affects the African American community, with African American women experiencing more severe disease and poorer outcomes.

WASHINGTON — An active ingredient in a new heart failure drug tailored for African Americans can increase the risk of developing a form of lupus, a debilitating disease that strikes black women ...

Further, approximately 90% of lupus patients are females, and African American women are three times more likely than white women to develop severe symptoms associated with SLE. Thus, the standard ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — According to health experts, lupus affects mostly women who are African American, Hispanic, or Asian American. Taylor Joseph said she was diagnosed with lupus at a young age.