Study Finds mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine and One Booster Dose May Not Fully Protect against Breakthrough Case of Omicron Variant in People with Autoimmune Disease In people with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), such as lupus, the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and booster dose may not provide broad protection from developing a breakthrough infection (an infection with a…
Celebrate World Lupus Day The World Lupus Federation invites everyone around the world to participate in the annual observance of World Lupus Day on 10th May. A global health problem, lupus affects people of all nationalities, races, ethnicity, gender and age. Lupus can affect any part of the body in any way at any time, often…
World Lupus Day with the PM Barbara Ward the CEO of Lupus Association of NSW met the Prime Minister Scott Morrison at West Ryde today and discussed with him World Lupus Day and the new drug Anifrolumab. This drug is now available in Australia but has not as yet been accepted by the PBS. See…
World Lupus Federation Global Survey of People Living with Lupus finds 87% Report at Least One Major Organ Affected by the Disease In a recent international survey, the World Lupus Federation found that 87% of the survey respondents living with lupus reported that the disease has impacted one or more major organs or organ systems. Over…
Sinclair Dermatology are actively seeking male and female Victorian residents aged 18 -80 years with a documented diagnosis of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) for a minimum of 3 months. Patients are required to have active cutaneous lupus and be a candidate for systemic treatment. Approximately 30-40% of patients with CLE are not responding well to…
FDA Approves Saphnelo™ as New Treatment for Lupus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Saphnelo™ (anifrolumab-fnia) as a treatment for adults with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are receiving standard therapy. Saphnelo is the third therapy for lupus to receive regulatory approval since 2011. Developed by AstraZeneca, Saphnelo is…
Do you have SLE?. If yes, the research team at the University of Southern Queensland would highly value your participation in this Doctor of Philosophy research project.
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NAB RunWest is Western Sydney’s premier community event and the first ever major running festival, it was held on Sunday March … Sunday, March 28, 2021. A team was organised by Dan as his girlfriend has recently started treatment for Lupus and has battled with several of its symptoms for the past 7 years. Following…
The AZ “lupus” medical team have organised to host an internal preceptorship with Prof Eric Morand Monash University and guest speaker Barbara Ward President Lupus Australia. The meeting was undertaken on the 19th March 2021. This is a new therapy area for AZ, and Barbara will be giving some insight into patient advocacy for lupus…
On Saturday 13th March Bunnings Gladesville, supported a group of Lupus Volunteers to undertake a Sausage Sizzle to help raise awareness of Lupus. The day was a roaring success with over 800 sausages sold on the day along with a large quantity of drinks. It was extraordinary the number of people that had some understanding…