Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks and destroys melanocytes, the cells that produce ...

Recent studies reveal significant advancements in the treatment of fatty liver disease with a new GLP-1 combo drug and in understanding vitiligo's underlying mechanisms, which may lead to innovative ...

Dr Dunn leads a discussion outlining frontline therapies for the treatment of vitiligo. Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA: What therapies are being used? Are they generally covered by different books of ...

Like other autoimmune diseases, vitiligo can’t be cured, but it can be managed. Learn about the many vitiligo treatments ...

About one third of patients with vitiligo did not receive treatment after being diagnosed, and treatment durations were short, according to a retrospective cohort study that evaluated vitiligo ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. — When patients with vitiligo see Jessica Shiu, MD, PhD, for the first time, some mention that prior healthcare providers have told them that vitiligo is merely a cosmetic issue — ...

Phothera announced today that Aetna has updated its coverage policy to include home phototherapy for the treatment of vitiligo, effective July 2026. Under the updated policy, narrow-band ultraviolet B ...

Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks and destroys melanocytes, the cells that produce the skin pigment melanin. Once the melanocytes are gone, the skin turns ...

For patients who had 12 months of continuous health care coverage before and after receiving a diagnosis of vitiligo, treatment rates were at suboptimal levels. Using data from the Merative MarketScan ...

Dermatologists share their thoughts on the exciting research.

Like many other chronic health conditions, vitiligo is often misunderstood—and due to the visible symptoms it causes, it’s undeniably stigmatized. Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune condition that ...

To examine the association between vitiligo and skin cancer, researchers compared individuals with a first recorded diagnosis of vitiligo with participants who had a general health care encounter that ...