Lessons We Didn't Learn in Med School

Episode 7. What is autoimmune disease?


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Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease? What does that mean? How is it treated?


We often think about Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis and Lupus as autoimmune diseases. Yet, there are many other very common diseases that are in fact, autoimmune diseases. 

Celiac disease, Type 1 diabetes and Hashimoto's disease which is the number one cause of hypothyroid disease. 


What do they all have in common? A misbehaving immune system. Join us as we walk you though autoimmune disease 101. 

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Lessons We Didn't Learn in Med SchoolBy Dr. Beth Vukin M.D. and Dr. Kara Wada M.D.

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