Medics Diary

Lupus is a disease that can affect many parts of the body and occurs when the immune system – the body’s natural defence against infections – goes wrong.
It is estimated that about 50,000 people in the UK may have lupus, of whom 90% will be female.
What is the cause?
The exact cause is not known, but [...]

Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences announced Monday that its experimental lupus drug has completed its final round of testing at a higher dose and will be headed to the Food and Drug Administration for approval.
The latest round of studies on the experimental drug Benlysta showed that a sufficient number of lupus patients given a higher dosage [...]