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After a six-year battle with a rare autoimmune disease, Céline Dion is returning to the stage in Paris this fall, and her 16-show tour is projected to inject up to half a billion dollars into the French capital's economy. The comeback concerts are already sparking a hotel booking surge and giving hope to a tourism industry that desperately needs good news.
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.
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.
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.
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 young woman dying from lupus became the first autoimmune patient treated with CAR-T cell therapy five years ago. She's now in complete remission and working at the very clinic where doctors saved her life.
Doctors in Buffalo are reprogramming patients' immune cells to fight autoimmune diseases the same way they fight cancer. The one-time treatment could replace lifelong medications for millions living with lupus, MS, and rheumatoid arthritis.
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.
A paralyzed doctor who couldn't breathe on his own made a miraculous recovery from an autoimmune disease so rare he was only the 17th documented case worldwide. Now he's raising awareness and funds for the aqua therapy that saved him.
Groundbreaking therapies combining stem cells and immune drugs are showing real promise in helping people with type 1 diabetes produce their own insulin again. One patient has already delayed disease progression for nearly a decade.
A new treatment from Biogen is showing encouraging results for people living with lupus, particularly helping clear painful skin symptoms. The mid-stage clinical trial marks a hopeful step forward for the millions worldwide affected by this autoimmune disease.
A new once-daily pill just won FDA approval after helping 7 out of 10 people with moderate to severe psoriasis achieve clear or nearly clear skin in clinical trials. The treatment offers hope to more than 8 million Americans living with the painful skin condition.
After two years of unexplained symptoms, Ashley Lucero discovered ultra-processed foods were sabotaging her health. Her simple ingredient swap transformed her energy and life in just four months.
Researchers discovered a promising breakthrough linking Epstein-Barr virus to multiple sclerosis, offering hope for treating not just MS but potentially lupus, chronic fatigue, and other diseases. The findings reveal how immune cells respond to this virtually unavoidable virus that 95 percent of adults carry.
Scientists at the University of Oklahoma just received $1.7 million to study a protein that may finally explain why lupus develops and how to treat it without crushing the entire immune system. The research could lead to the first major lupus treatment breakthrough in 60 years.
University of Chicago scientists developed a breakthrough mRNA therapy that protects insulin-producing cells from immune attacks, potentially preventing type 1 diabetes before it starts. Early tests in animals show the treatment successfully shields the cells that the disease destroys.
Scientists created a breakthrough two-part treatment that restores insulin-producing cells and protects them from immune attacks, potentially freeing millions from daily insulin injections. The therapy combines lab-grown cells with engineered immune "bodyguard" cells.
Scientists created a breakthrough mRNA treatment that shields insulin-producing cells from immune attacks, potentially preventing type 1 diabetes before it starts. Early tests in mice show the nanoparticle therapy successfully reached target cells and delayed disease progression.
Scientists at the University of Chicago have developed a breakthrough nanoparticle system that delivers protective mRNA to insulin-producing cells, potentially preventing type 1 diabetes before it starts. The treatment worked in both mouse and human cells, offering hope for the 1.6 million Americans living with this autoimmune disease.
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