Deep Dive In Vitiligo

Durante años, la crema aprobada se detenía a los 12. Los más pequeños se quedaban con el menú de siempre: corticoides, tacrolimus, luz si había hueco, y mucha espera. Eso empieza a cambiar. Hay dos ensayos de fase 3 con...

For years, the approved cream stopped at age 12. Younger children got the same old menu: steroids, tacrolimus, light if you could get a slot, and a lot of waiting. That is starting to change. There are now two Phase 3...

Most people think gloves are simple: put them on, protect your hands, move on with life. Unfortunately, your skin didn’t get that memo. In this episode of Deep Dive in Vitiligo, we explore the surprisingly complicated...

Not every vitiligo lesson has to come from a doctor’s office. In this episode of Deep Dive in Vitiligo, we explore some of the best children’s books about vitiligo—from heartfelt stories of self-acceptance to practical...

Vitamin D matters in vitiligo. Megadoses? That’s where things get interesting — and risky. In this episode, we unpack the hype around high-dose vitamin D, the Coimbra Protocol, and the small Brazilian study that made...

Patients used to Google their symptoms. Now they ask AI what the hell to do next. In this episode of Deep Dive in Vitiligo, we unpack “cognitive surrender” — that quiet moment when people stop wrestling the information...

Nails may seem like an unlikely place to look for clues about vitiligo — but science says otherwise. In this episode of Deep Dive in Vitiligo, we cut through the hype on the real, usually mild, connection between...

We’ve all seen the headlines: red wine might reduce vitiligo risk. Coffee keeps showing up as protective in the data. Berries, tea, and the usual Mediterranean suspects all look suspiciously useful. Sounds like good...

Natural does not always mean helpful. In this episode of Deep Dive in Vitiligo, we flip the usual herbal medicine question on its head. Instead of asking "which herbs may help vitiligo", we ask something more...

In this World Vitiligo Day 2026 Special, we explore the raw territory where autoimmune disease, chronic stress, ancient traditions, and modern science collide. From karma and samskaras in India to ayahuasca ceremonies...

What if the modern vitiligo movement began decades earlier than most people realize? In this episode, we travel back nearly 50 years to explore one of the most forgotten chapters in vitiligo history: the National...

Google sees billions of searches. But what if, for one day, it helped the world see vitiligo? In this episode of Deep Dive in Vitiligo, we explore the renewed campaign to bring a Google Doodle to World Vitiligo Day on...

After a brief hiatus, the Deep Dive in Vitiligo podcast returns with a packed lineup of new episodes covering vitiligo science, lifestyle, advocacy, and technology. In this update, Yan Valle explains where the podcast...

In this closing 2025 episode, we unpack four decades of National Institute of Health (NIH) data, compare vitiligo’s budget to other autoimmune and skin diseases, and explain the “industry twist”: tiny public dollars...

In this year-end episode, we walk through what VRF built in 2025 — from global advocacy and new research to education, AI support tools, and community partnerships — plus the uncomfortable truths that shaped our...