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LRA Summarizes ACR Guidelines On COVID-19 Vaccines

September 22, 2021 Should people with lupus be vaccinated against COVID-19? Should people with lupus take the third dose of...

How Determination and Knowing Her Body Propels Marathon Runner Amy Cargain

September 15, 2021 Four-time NYC Marathoner Amy Cargain is taking on the challenge once again this year because every mile helps...

LRA Recognizes International Day of Charity

September 2, 2021 The United Nations designated September 5 as the annual International Day of Charity to urge people worldwide to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities. ...

Thanks to LADA for Major Donation to Research Funding

August 24, 2021 We give a big thank you to the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA) for their generous donation of...

A “Call to Arms” for the Lupus Community

August 18, 2021 Many lupus patients are at risk for COVID-19 infection because of treatment with corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive medications...

Update from the LRA About CDC Recommendations on Third COVID-19 Vaccine for Immunocompromised Patients

August 13, 2021 - 4:45 PM The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously...

LRA Response to FDA Authorization of Booster Vaccine for Certain Immunocompromised People

August 13, 2021 As you have probably heard on the news, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted late last night Emergency...

Two Studies Show COVID-19 Vaccines are Well-Tolerated Among Lupus Patients

August 12, 2021 In two recent studies, researchers found that the four COVID-19 vaccines are well-tolerated in lupus patients. Given that the...

Important Message from CEO Kenneth Farber: U.S. FDA Approves New Lupus Treatment

August 2, 2021 Dear Friend of the Lupus Research Alliance, As we reported this morning, the lupus community has much to celebrate...

COVID-19 Took Significant Toll on People with Lupus

July 29, 2021 A new study showed that people with lupus experienced significant physical and emotional effects in the early months...

LRA-Funded Discovery May Improve Effectiveness of Vaccines and Autoimmune Treatments

August 5, 2021 Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital identified the series of molecules that guide a sub-set of immune...

Running the Marathon for LRA to Fund Research that Addresses Lupus Heterogeneity

July 22, 2021 Leslie Meehan has lupus, but she is running the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon for her mom...