Proudly Serving the Autoimmune Community
Patients
Over 50 million Americans
live with an autoimmune disease.
live with an autoimmune disease.
Caregivers
Friends and family are
affected by autoimmune disease.
affected by autoimmune disease.
Medical & Research
Helping clinicians and researchers
learn about autoimmune diseaes.
learn about autoimmune diseaes.
December 13, 2018
AARDA President and Executive Director, Virginia Ladd, met with U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan this week to discuss goals for increasing education and awareness, investing […]
December 6, 2018
Join us for our last webinar of the year. December 13th, at 6pm EST. Featuring the “Father of Autoimmunology” Dr. Noel Rose. Register now and submit your questions! […]
December 4, 2018
Administration Proposes Access Barriers to Drugs Critical to Autoimmune Patients Health Proposed Medicare Part D Rule Allows for Step Therapy and Other Restrictions The Centers for […]
December 3, 2018
There’s so much more to clinical trials then what you hear about. Lilly Stairs joined AARDA to inform patients and dispel myths so that that you […]
Our work changes how the autoimmune world works!
- AARDA's physician conferences encourage collaboration and information sharing
- Our seminars educate and empower patients and their families
- A nation-wide awareness campaign informs elected officials and the public
- and much, much more!
Our Programs
- Physician conferences
- National awareness campaign
- Research
- Newsletter
Count ALL of us!
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates up to 23.5* million Americans suffer from autoimmune disease and that the prevalence is rising. We at AARDA say that number exceeds 50 million*.
*Why the difference? The NIH only includes 24 diseases where good epidemiology studies were available.
