Autoimmune Life Blog

Type 1 Diabetes doesn’t stop Michelle Peterson from a leading a fulfilling life with family and as director of communications and PR at Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Pioneering research on peanut allergies at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) was recently fueled by a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to accelerate discovery of treatments.

Last winter, Elena Connors commuted over treacherous roads from Richland to Walla Walla for a job as a Russian language interpreter.

Lupus is one of the most difficult autoimmune diseases to diagnose and treat. Clinicians and researchers at Virginia Mason and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) are leaders in looking for causes and cures of the disease.

If you’ve ever donated to a cause you care about, you may have found yourself wondering about how much of an impact your contribution made. You may be surprised to learn that individual contributions are actually the most powerful support mechanism for nonprofits to continue doing great work.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is not one size fits all. MS is a disease in which the immune system eats away at the protective myelin sheath that covers nerves - resulting in damage that disrupts communications between the brain and the body.

Celiac disease is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people in the United States and its incidence appears to be rising. In addition, 2.5 million Americans are undiagnosed and may be at risk for long-term health complications.

Recent research has significantly improved therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and have furthered understanding about the disease, but there is still no cure.

Most toddlers spend their time finger painting and making mud pies.

As people who are affected by lupus know, it is one of the most puzzling and complex autoimmune diseases, according to Benaroya Research Institute scientists and Virginia Mason clinical researchers. Diagnosis is difficult because it can affect all the systems of the body.