Cannabis and Lupus

On July 21, 2022 Lupus Canada was joined by Fonda Betts and Tanya Adams who discussed cannabis and lupus Ms. Betts, Founder and CEO of the Greenleaf Medical Clinic (est. 2011), created the company’s vision of “Enriching and improving the quality of life for patients...

The genetics of lupus – what we know and where we are going

On the June 23, 2022 webinar Dr. Linda Hiraki discussed the genetics of lupus – what we know and where we are going. Dr. Linda Hiraki is a Clinician-Scientist in the Division of Rheumatology and Scientist in Genetics & Genome Biology Program at SickKids Research...

What’s Happening in Lupus Research

On May 26, 2022 Lupus Canada hosted the “What’s Happening in Lupus Research” webinar presented by Dr. Christine Peschken. Dr. Christine Peschken is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of...

The Benefits of Chiropractic Care

On April 21, 2022 Lupus Canada hosted the “Benefits of Chiropractic Care” webinar presented by Dr. Heather Bailey. As mentioned in the webinar, the link for the Rapid Access Clinics for Low Back Pain is https://www.lowbackrac.ca/. Dr. Bailey graduated from the...
2022 Recipient of the Lupus Canada Catalyst Award

2022 Recipient of the Lupus Canada Catalyst Award

Researcher Éric Boilard, PhD Research Proposal Abstract  Platelets are tiny cell fragments in blood circulation in charge of the prevention of bleedings. However, in systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), our studies and that of others demonstrate that platelets can...