UPDATED 11/22/2013 8:07 PM

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Lupus Events

***NEW DATE: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - California's Health Insurance Marketplace and Medicaid Expansion: A Primer and Workshop »***
Presented by the Lupus Foundation of Northern California
Guest speaker, Tonya York, Covered CA Enrollment Counselor and Independent Insurance Agent will speak about the Affordable Care Act: the law, regulations, and timelines related to the exchanges; Types of plans (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum); and coverage and cost sharing at each level Medicaid expansion, subsidies, eligibility and process to sign up.
Time: Tuesday, December 10, 2013. 6:30 pm
Location: Sullivan Hall at St. Maria Goretti Parish, 2980 Senter Road,
San Jose, CA 95111
RSVP: communications@lfnc.org or call 408.954.8600
Event is free.

***Saturday, December 14, 2013 - San Francisco Lupus Support Group Meeting***
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Western Addition Library, 1550 Scott Street & Geary, San Francisco
Topic: Open forum and Holiday Celebration

Lupus in the News

(Any news stories containing advice on this website should not be considered a substitute for professional diagnosis, treatment or management of S.L.E. and symptoms by a physician.)

Maternal lupus doubled autism risk »
November 2013, Medscape multispecialty

EpiCast Report: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Epidemiology Forecast to 2022 »
November 2013, Ob.Gyn.News | Digital Journal

Antimalarials prove protective against long-term lupus damage »
November 2013, Family Practice Digital Network

Non-Toxic Peptides Could Put Lupus into Remission »
November 2013, HealthlineNews

New insight into lupus heart risk »
November 2013, News Fix

Chronic Illness? Pick Plan Carefully »
November 2013, The Ledger

'This Makes Me Shake and Cry': Obamacare Saved This Family $19,000 a Year »
November 2013, Politix

Non-Toxic Therapy For Lupus Successfully Tested On Patients »
November 2013, Red Orbit

Putting Lupus in permanent remission »
November 2013, Medical Xpress

Nonadherence to hydroxychloroquine seen in 15% of SLE patients »
November 2013, Healio

Cyclophosphamide and rituximab combo reduced severe lupus flares »
November 2013, Rheumatology News

The doc will see you now but on your smartphone »
November 2013, Mumbai Mirror

New clinical trials reveal insights on treating patients with kidney disease »
November 2013, MedicalXpress

Sjogrens can be tricky to diagnose »
November 2013, YNN

Visit our Resources page for Clinical Trials and other lupus assistance »

News from the Lupus Foundation of Northern California (LFNC)

Non-toxic Lupus Therapy Shows Promise in Patients »
November 2013, LFNC E-Newsletter

36th Anniversary Gala and the First Purple Ribbon Awards »
November 2013, LFNC E-Newsletter

Lupus Foundation of Northern California honored as 2013 Top-Rated Nonprofit [PDF] »
November 2013, LFNC E-Newsletter

Archived LFNC E-Newsletters »
Topics include Free or Discounted Hospital Care, Metabolic Syndrome and Lupus, etc.

News from the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR)

Putting Lupus in Permanent Remission - Nontoxic Therapy Shows Encouraging Results in Blood Samples from Lupus Patients »
November 2013, lupusresearch.org

Study Finds No Association Between Headache and Lupus Disease Activity »
October 2013, lupusresearch.org

Few Lupus, IBD Patients Getting HPV Vaccine »
October 2013, lupusresearch.org

ACR: Early Damage Predicts Future Damage, Death in SLE »
October 2013, Lupus Research Update

Biomarker Linked to Poor Outcomes in Pregnant Lupus Patients »
October 2013, Lupus Research UpdLupus Worse for Young African-American Womenate

The Latest Lupus Research Update Newsletters »
In every LRU, you'll learn about everything from the most technical advances in lupus science and ALR-funded investigator profiles, to the latest Walk with Us to Cure Lupus and grassroots advocacy program news. We are also proud to introduce a new "Face of Lupus" in each quarterly newsletter.