Apage-turningandpowerfulmedicalmysteryforreadersofDiagnosisbyLisaSandersandTheBeautyinBreakingbyMicheleHarperMorethan20millionAmericanshaveautoimmunediseases,whichoccurwhentheimmunesystemattacksthebody.Autoimmunediseasesareoftenmisdiagnosedbydoctorsandoverlookedbymedicalresearchers.Almostallaffectwomenmoreoftenthanmen.TheImmuneMysteryfollowsdoctorandresearcherAnitaK疇ss’squesttosolvetheautoimmunepuzzle,beginningwiththeprematuredeathofhermother,whodevelopedrheumatoidarthritisshortlyaftergivingbirthtoAnita.Asachild,Anitavowedtostudytheillnessandonedayfindacure.Becomingarespecteddoctorandresearcher,Anitadevotedherselftostudyingauto-immunedisorderslikerheumatoidarthritis,lupus,andmultiplesclerosis.Whydosomanyautoimmunediseasesstarttoshowsymptomsduringandafterchildbirth,perimenopause,andmenopause?Couldautoimmunediseasesbelinkedtoourchanginghormones?Despitethegroundbreakingnatureofherresearch,Anitahadtofightforherideasagainsttheconventionalwisdomandcasualsexismofthemedicalindustry--evenasshemadeadiscoverythatearnedherarecord-breakingUS$95millionpharmaceuticaldeal.Acompellingblendofincredibledeterminationandcutting-edgescience,TheImmuneMysterychangesthewaywethinkaboutautoimmunediseases.Anitaofferssolacetopatientsstrugglingwithquestionsabouttheirhealth,andintroducesapowerfulnewvoiceinmedicalstorytelling.
