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Young Scottish mum with rare kidney failure terrified her kids will be orphaned

Kerry Brown has issued an appeal for people to become live kidney donors after she has been left with just four per cent kidney function due to the extremely rare autoimmune disease called Goodpasture syndrome

Edinburgh Live

Young widow terrified children will be left orphans pleads for Scots to become live kidney donors

Mum-of-three Kerry Brown, 36, was super fit before going into complete kidney failure after being diagnosed with an extremely rare autoimmune disease called Goodpasture syndrome.

Daily Record

A Place in the Sun's Laura Hamilton hides bruises due to rare illness

The Channel 4 presenter is covered in bruises due to an autoimmune disease

Liverpool Echo

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Some autoimmune diseases may protect against Covid-19

In a new study, scientists are trying to unravel what components of the immune system may confer an advantage to combatting the novel virus.

Inverse

Christina Applegate recalls symptoms of multiple sclerosis she overlooked before diagnosis

Actor, who was diagnosed with autoimmune disease in 2021, says: ‘I wish I had paid attention’

The Independent UK

Christina Applegate recalls symptoms of multiple sclerosis she overlooked before diagnosis

Actor, who was diagnosed with autoimmune disease in 2021, says: ‘I wish I had paid attention’

The Independent UK

I caught Covid nursing on the frontline and now I have less than a fifty per cent chance of being alive in 20 years

Piers Meynell switched careers to become a trainee nurse, then the pandemic hit and his exposure to the virus is thought to have caused him to develop a rare autoimmune disease

Wales Online

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Treatment offers new hope for lupus – and maybe for other autoimmune diseases too

When real patients have unprecedented positive outcomes to a new treatment, it’s tempting to talk about it as “breakthrough” for medical science. This describes the excitement around a new report from researchers in Germany of a radical new treatment for lupus.

The Conversation

Breakthrough gives hope to autoimmune disease sufferers

Possible treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis

Wales Online

Scientists hail autoimmune disease therapy breakthrough

Study finds CAR T-cell treatment sends lupus into remission, raising hopes it could be used to treat diseases such as multiple sclerosis

The Guardian - UK

What is vasculitis? The illness that caused Ashton Kutcher to lose his sight and hearing

The That 70's show actor says he feels '"lucky to be alive" after contracting the rare autoimmune disease.

ABC News

Ashton Kutcher ‘fully recovered’ from ‘super rare’ autoimmune disease that ‘knocked out’ his ability to hear, see

Ashton Kutcher is clarifying details about his battle with an autoimmune disease he said “knocked out” his ability to see and hear.

Tribune News Service

Ashton Kutcher ‘lucky to be alive’ after autoimmune disease left him blind and deaf

Actor says he was diagnosed with vasculitis two years ago but has recovered and the ordeal made him strong

The Guardian - US

What is vasculitis? Symptoms and causes of the rare autoimmune disease that Ashton Kutcher had

The Two and a Half Men actor said he was “lucky to be alive”

Evening Standard

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Ashton Kutcher ‘lucky to be alive’ after secret health battle

Ashton Kutcher says he is "lucky to be alive" after a year-long battle with an autoimmune disease that left him unable to see or hear.

Daily Mirror

Kim Kardashian's psoriasis battle as fans spot red leg mark in unfiltered bikini pics

Kim Kardashian has been spotted struggling with a flare-up of psoriasis. She's been open about her battle with the painful autoimmune disease throughout her career

Daily Mirror

Girl diagnosed with arthritis aged just 7 after struggling to walk to school

Jessica Rhodes was officially diagnosing her with autoimmune disease in 2017 after the girl from Edinburgh, Scotland, started to miss school due to chronic pain and tiredness

Daily Mirror

Double hand transplant: The crippling illness that led to groundbreaking operation

The world’s first double hand transplant operation is a success with one Brit now enjoying life after suffering from a crippling illness. The autoimmune disease left him unable to use his original hands

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Glasgow Live

Dad has double hand transplant in 'world first' and wants to go back to work

Steven Gallagher said he laughed when a top Glasgow doctor suggested the radical surgery as a way of ending his years of suffering as a result of an autoimmune disease.

The Guardian - UK

NHS performs world’s first double hand transplant for scleroderma

Roof tiler whose hands were left unusable by autoimmune disease says surgery gave him ‘new lease of life’

Evening Standard

Father undergoes ‘world first’ double hand transplant

Steven Gallagher hails his new ‘amazing’ organs that have transformed his life after he was devastated by autoimmune disease scleroderma

Daily Mirror

Brit with unusual rash is first in the world to cure it with DOUBLE hand transplant

Steven Gallagher, 48, had the surgery after he was was diagnosed with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that causes scarring of the skin and internal organs 13 years ago

Daily Mirror

'I love the name I've picked for my baby - but people think it sounds like a disease'

A soon-to-be mum of two has shared an 'edgy and unique' baby name for her son. However, people have advised against it, saying it sounds similar to an autoimmune disease

Benzinga

Calliditas' Kinpeygo Receives CHMP Backing For Kidney Disease

The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending conditional approval for Calliditas Therapeutics AB's (NASDAQ:CALT) Kinpeygo for primary immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN). The opinion covers adult patients at risk of rapid disease progression with a urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) ≥1.5 g/gram. Also See: Calliditas…

Al Jazeera

Lupus: Five things to know about autoimmune disease triggers

From stress to sunlight to hormones, here are five common factors that can contribute to a flare-up of Lupus symptoms.

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