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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
LRA is Unraveling Lupus Heterogeneity to Turn Complexity to Cure
July 22, 2021
Why is lupus so tough to treat? Why is it so difficult to test possible new treatments...
LRA’s Visionary Strategy to Turn Lupus Complexity to its Cure
July 15, 2021
Dear Friends,
With much excitement, we introduce our new overarching approach to fulfilling LRA’s mission: Turning Complexity to...