
Lupus Awareness Month: What You Need to Know
May is Lupus Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on a complex and often misunderstood disease that affects over 200,000 people in the U.S. every year. Lupus is an autoimmune condition, meaning the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. It can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, and more. While anyone can develop lupus, it disproportionately impacts women of color—