Updates and Events
You Spoke and Congress Acted

March 15, 2022 Each year, Congress must allocate funds for the following year’s budget, and every year, we lead the advocacy effort for the additional funding needed for lupus research to produce better treatments and eliminate racial disparities in healthcare. Last March lupus advocates joined the LRA to submit formal Congressional Asks for Fiscal Year […] READ MORE

LRA Marathoners Honor Moms

May 5, 2022 Our team for the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon is already up and running with every spot filled and many more on a wait list.  In just a few weeks, they have already raised more than $20,000 and they’ve only just begun.  Since the Lupus Research Alliance formed Team Life Without […] READ MORE

A Message from LRA’s Kenneth Farber and Andrea O’Neill

May 1, 2022 Dear Margy, The lupus community has always been strong, supportive, and ready for any and every challenge. It’s that spirit and unwavering support that drives us to pursue more treatments and aim for a cure. Thanks to you, we have been able to fund some of the biggest breakthroughs in lupus, including […] READ MORE

Learning About Lupus COVID Precautions for World Health Day

April 6, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) designated today as World Health Day to focus global attention on threats to everyone’s health.  The COVID-19 pandemic has been such a threat and continues to endanger the health of those who are immunocompromised from disease or medical treatments such as people with lupus. To observe the […] READ MORE

Jane Salmon, MD – Determined to Help Pregnant Women Triumph Over Lupus

March 24, 2022 Recognized for her contributions to lupus during 2022’s Women’s History Month, Dr. Jane Salmon chose to specialize in lupus research because it was there that she felt she could be of greatest value.  “There were so many unknowns in lupus with all its complexity. Here was a disease primarily affecting young women […] READ MORE

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