Are autoimmune diseases fatal? Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system ...

Being misdiagnosed and told symptoms are “all in your head” may contribute to mental health problems, including depression ...

Autoimmune disorders in women are becoming fairly common due to a number of factors. But to understand how this disease impacts women, here is what autoimmune disease means. It happens when the body's ...

This article was reviewed by Knox Beasley, MD. You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases?

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into ...

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Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases? Hair loss. Your immune system is meant to keep ...

Studies have reported cases of people developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. But research is mixed as to whether there’s a link.

Immune system disorders in children can involve an underactive, overactive, or misdirected immune response. Main groups include immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, atopic diseases, and ...

Dry eye disease affects many people across different autoimmune diseases, ranging in prevalence from about 23% to 81%, and appears about 3 years before diagnosis, a study finds.

In 2015, Mina Grace Ward, 60, was diagnosed with Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder. In hopes of improving symptoms like hair loss and fatigue, she went sober and changed her diet. She's been in ...