The Immune Mystery: A Doctor's Impassioned Quest to Solve the Puzzle of Autoimmune Disease

A page-turning and powerful medical mystery for readers of Diagnosis by Lisa Sanders and The Beauty in Breaking by Michele HarperMore than 20 million Americans have autoimmune diseases, which occur when the immune system attacks the body.Autoimmune diseases are often misdiagnosed by doctors and overlooked by medical researchers.Almost all affect women more often than men. The Immune Mystery follows doctor and researcher Anita Kåss’s quest to solve the autoimmune puzzle, beginning with the premature death of her mother, who developed rheumatoid arthritis shortly after giving birth to Anita.As a child, Anita vowed to study the illness and one day find a cure. Becoming a respected doctor and researcher, Anita devoted herself to studying auto-immune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis.Why do so many autoimmune diseases start to show symptoms during and after childbirth, perimenopause, and menopause?Could autoimmune diseases be linked to our changing hormones?