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Two people with a devastating autoimmune disease have been symptom-free for over 15 years after a groundbreaking stem cell transplant. The therapy replaced their immune systems and allowed them to reclaim their lives without medication.
Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba is opening up about her decade-long journey with Sjogren's disease, an autoimmune condition affecting four million Americans. After a recent medical emergency, she's helping others recognize symptoms and find community.
A breakthrough cancer treatment is giving hope to millions living with autoimmune diseases. Early trials show CAR T-cell therapy could offer a one-time "immune reset" instead of lifelong medications.
A therapy originally designed to fight blood cancer is giving hope to people with severe autoimmune diseases who've run out of options. Early results show some patients are achieving years of remission after just one treatment.
A therapy that fights cancer is being adapted to treat lupus, MS, and other autoimmune diseases affecting nearly one in 10 Americans. Researchers at Roswell Park aim to replace lifelong medications with a single infusion.
An Edmonton physician has fully recovered from a rare autoimmune disease, crediting aqua therapy as a key part of his healing journey. He's now sharing his story to give hope to others facing similar diagnoses.
Women with autoimmune diseases face an invisible career ceiling that forces impossible choices between health and advancement. New research and workplace solutions are finally bringing this hidden struggle into the light.
Millions living with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis could soon trade a lifetime of medication for a single treatment. Sail Biomedicines is unveiling breakthrough data on a therapy that reprograms immune cells inside the body to potentially cure autoimmune diseases.
A breakthrough treatment originally designed for cancer is giving hope to over 5 million Indians living with autoimmune diseases. CAR T-cell therapy is helping patients with lupus and arthritis reduce lifelong medications by resetting their faulty immune systems.
A revolutionary therapy originally designed to fight blood cancer is helping people with severe lupus and other autoimmune diseases achieve remission. Early results show the treatment can reprogram the immune system instead of just suppressing it.
A treatment originally designed to fight cancer is now helping people with autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and lupus reclaim their lives. Early trials show patients walking without assistance and living medication-free months after a single treatment.
The FDA just approved testing of a revolutionary therapy that could cure lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases without harsh chemotherapy. The breakthrough could help 15 million Americans escape lifelong medications.
Scientists have discovered that a cancer treatment called CAR T-cell therapy can stop autoimmune diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis without the dangerous side effects. Hundreds of patients are already experiencing remarkable recoveries, and the first treatments could be approved next year.
Scientists are repurposing a powerful cancer treatment to "reset" the immune systems of people with severe autoimmune diseases, and early results show patients going into complete remission. This breakthrough could transform treatment for millions living with conditions like lupus and multiple sclerosis.
A German woman who spent weeks bedridden with three life-threatening autoimmune diseases is now symptom-free after a single treatment with engineered immune cells. She hasn't needed medication since receiving the therapy that doctors called her "last chance."
A groundbreaking cell therapy has successfully treated stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes severe muscle stiffness and mobility problems. If approved by the FDA this summer, it would become the first treatment for the condition and the first personalized CAR-T therapy for any autoimmune disease.
The National Institutes of Health just launched its first-ever nationwide plan to accelerate research into autoimmune diseases affecting 50 million Americans. Scientists are finally investigating why women make up 70% of patients and working toward better treatments.
A nurse from Tauranga, New Zealand, credits microscopic hookworms with saving her life after traditional treatments failed to control her severe autoimmune diseases. Jane Puckey went from being unable to climb stairs to playing pickleball four times a week.
A bedridden woman with three life-threatening autoimmune conditions walked out of bed just one week after receiving a groundbreaking cell therapy treatment. Eleven months later, she's "perfectly fine" and living without medication.
Patients with a debilitating muscle disease saw symptoms nearly disappear after just six weeks of treatment—and the relief lasted a full year. The breakthrough could transform care for multiple autoimmune conditions.
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