Vitiligo Treatments: Therapeutic Modalities and JAK Inhibitors Vitiligo Treatments: Therapeutic Modalities and JAK Inhibitors
Review current understanding of the major mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of vitiligo and its most common available treatments, with a focus on the newly approved JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitors.American Journal of Clinical Dermatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Journal Article Source Type: news

What is the vitiligo skin cream treatment? What are its side effects?
Controversial 'miracle cream' ruxolitinib, brand name Opzelura, used to treat the skin pigmentation disease vitiligo could soon be offered on the NHS. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vitiligo: Controversial skin cream may come to UK
The treatment can add back pigmentation, but some question whether that is necessarily a good thing. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

AP PHOTOS: 'Imperfect' models in Italy redefine beauty
A project on Instagram to highlight ordinary women and their imperfections has transformed into a modeling agency that aims to redefine notions of beauty in Italy. The Imperfetta (Imperfect) modeling agency, started in 2020 by Carlotta Giancane, has a casting book full of models who defy the industry’s pre-established standards of beauty. They are of all sizes and ages, spanning the gender spectrum, some with disabilities or medical conditions like alopecia or vitiligo, visible scarring or who have lost limbs. Such agencies have existed elsewhere in Europe and the United States. This is the first in Italy. Sonia...
Source: ABC News: Health - February 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Vitiligo: Learning to Love My New Look
Vitiligo, a condition that causes your skin to lose color, can be challenging to embrace. Read how one woman learned to celebrate the changes in her skin. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vitiligo ’s Impact on Darker Skin Tones
Vitiligo has a new treatment. A skin of color expert explains how it benefits those with the autoimmune condition, especially people with darker skin. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nigeria: People With Vitiligo Face Stigma - A Skin Doctor Calls for Better Support
[The Conversation Africa] Vitiligo - a disease which causes pale patches to develop on the skin and mucous membranes - can be psychologically devastating. The change in skin colour may even create doubts about a person's identity, as seen in the case of a Nigerian whose bank asked him to register his national identity number again. Vitiligo causes loss of skin pigment (colour) either in patches or over much of the body. Dermatologist Umar Abdullahi has seen how upsetting and stigmatising the condition can be, particularly for dark (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 25, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Lego Introduces First Character With Vitiligo Lego Introduces First Character With Vitiligo
It ' s the latest toy to depict the disease and comes in a banner year in which the first-ever treatment for vitiligo was approved by the FDA.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - November 7, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news

Vitiligo and Self-Esteem: It ’s Possible to Have Both
It's possible to have vitiligo and self-esteem. Read one person's account. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vitiligo: Facing the Doubt
It can be tough to learn to live with vitiligo. But there are ways to accept it and gain self-confidence. Here are ways to cope and conquer the doubt. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vitiligo: More Than Just a Cosmetic Condition
Vitiligo is a chronic skin condition and may be autoimmune. Topicals, phototherapy, oral steroids, and newer JAK inhibitor creams add to a toolbox of treatments for dermatologists. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. FDA Approves TECVAYLI ™ (teclistamab-cqyv), the First Bispecific T-cell Engager Antibody for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
HORSHAM, Pa., October 25, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TECVAYLI™ (teclistamab-cqyv) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, who previously received four or more prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, immunomodulatory drug and anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.1 TECVAYLI™ is a first-in-class, bispecific T-cell engager antibody that is administered as a subcutaneous treatment.1 This off-the-shelf (or ready to use) therapy uses innovative science to ac...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - October 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
For the millions of people who live with vitiligo, a disease that robs the skin of its natural color, a newly approved cream called ruxolitinib (Opzelura) is quickly becoming a game changer. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Opzelura Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 -- For the millions of people who live with vitiligo, a disease that robs the skin of its natural color, a newly approved cream called ruxolitinib (Opzelura) is quickly becoming a game changer. The U.S. Food and Drug... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

NEJM publishes Tufts' study of skin repigmentation treatment for vitiligo
Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the skin to lose its natural color. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - October 20, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news