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- 2026-10-06Clinical trial · Children ages 2–11 · United States and Canada TRuE-ViP study is testing ruxolitinib cream in children ages 2–11 with vitiligo in the United States and Canada. Its use in children this age is investigational — researchers are stil...
- 2026-10-01Essay · Yan Valle There is no Evil Corp. The truth is still uncomfortable. Spoiler: it’s not a conspiracy. There’s no secret vault with the magic pill. It’s the banality of incentives. Before you go down the rabbit hole What follows is the long an...
- 2026-09-29World Vitiligo Day 2026 · Analysis Twenty million, give or take. Our reconstruction suggests lower social-media reach than Toronto's 60M in a single day. But search interest spike and activity beyond the numbers tell a wider story. By Yan Valle ·...
- 2026-09-20Interview Tips and Workplace Rights Visible vitiligo throws an extra, unasked-for variable into professional life. Not because it changes your competence — it doesn’t — but because humans are visual first and rational second. First impressions mat...
- 2026-09-13Vitiligo News · Anniversary 15 Years of Vitiligo News Publication A Navel-Gazing Anniversary Post (With Cake) Fifteen years, 25,000 readers, one oddly persistent newsletter, three new opinion papers — and yes, cake. In Brief Vitiligo News began in...
- 2026-09-01📚 Children’s Books That Are Actually Worth Reading Good stories can make those first conversations about vitiligo easier — at home, in the classroom, and everywhere in between. Updated August 2026 · VR Foundation School is complicated enough witho...
- 2026-08-31If you have vitiligo on your hands, gloves are not just about keeping your hands clean. They are about managing two troublemakers: chemicals and friction. Chemicals can trigger dermatitis. Friction can trigger new spots through the Koebner phenome...
- 2026-08-31Fresh from the VRF Newsroom · August 2026 Back to School, Back to Reality Vitiligo apparently had a busy summer. Our latest VRF newsletter is heading to inboxes. This one starts where many families are right now: back to school, new classmates, ne...
- 2026-08-27Military service · Patient guide · Rules checked August 2026 A white patch can open three very different files: Can I join? Can I stay? Did service cause or aggravate it? The diagnosis may be the same. The question—and the evidence needed—is not. ...
- 2026-08-18Two studies. Two very different numbers. The real story is not a verdict. It is a reason to keep listening. Personal commentary and research update · By Yan Valle, Vitiligo Research Foundation In Brief A new analysis found sensorineural hearing lo...
- 2026-08-17Here’s a simple question: How do you squeeze years of living with vitiligo into a handful of checkboxes? You can’t. That’s why this new survey caught my attention. Instead of forcing your experience into predefined answers, it lets you tell the st...
- 2026-08-17This article from the end of 2025 has been reviewed, updated, and re-published on August 17, 2026 along with an accompanying episode #72 of the Deep Dive in Vitiligo podcast. The core conclusion remains unchanged: vitamin D correction may be use...
- 2026-08-11Clinical Trials · Ethics · Analysis Kalshi and Polymarket now price clinical-trial and FDA outcomes. What this means for patients, vitiligo drugmakers, trial integrity and PR preparedness. Opinion and analysis · By Yan Valle, Vitiligo Research Fou...
- 2026-08-04Fresh from the VRF Newsroom · August 2026 The treatment map just moved. Our latest VRF newsletter is now live. For years, the modern vitiligo treatment story centered on one approved topical medicine, while systemic therapies remained off-label or...
- 2026-08-03Nail changes are not rare in vitiligo, but they are also not a reason to panic. Most are mild, many have other explanations, and your nails are not trying to send you a dramatic message in Morse code. Still, they can be worth paying attention to. ...
- 2026-08-02World Vitiligo Day · Analysis World Vitiligo Day has broken out of the polite box marked “passive awareness.” It has weaponized the calendar. Opinion and analysis · By Yan Valle, Vitiligo Research Foundation June 25 is no longer the day the world ...
- 2026-07-30In Brief In the space of 48 hours, the vitiligo treatment landscape shifted. On July 29, the European Commission approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib) as the first systemic medicine for non-segmental vitiligo in the European Union. The next day, Pfizer r...
- 2026-07-29This post is a follow-up to our recent article on red wine and vitiligo. We received many thoughtful questions from readers, mostly circling around the same puzzle: if antioxidant-rich foods may help, why don’t antioxidant pills do the same job? W...
- 2026-07-27What the Science Actually Says About Vitiligo and Red Wine in 2026 No, red wine is not a treatment for vitiligo. But the story around wine, inflammation, antioxidants, genetics, and living well is more interesting than the usual internet shouting ...
- 2026-07-20Why Popular “Immune Boosters” May Be Working Against You Most articles about herbal medicine and vitiligo ask: “Which herbs help?” This one starts somewhere else. What if some of the most popular herbs are quietly working against repigmentation? I...
- 2026-07-16VRF mid-July 2026 newsletter featuring World Vitiligo Day 2026, the National Vitiligo Atlas of India, the Global Vitiligo Observatory, Goa, science, advocacy, and patient engagement. Fresh from the VRF Newsroom · July 2026 World Vitiligo Day Refus...
- 2026-07-13A few years back, a straightforward email dropped into the inbox and got me digging into whether that daily swipe under the arms could actually mess with vitiligo. The question hasn’t gone away. If anything, with more people paying attention to wh...
- 2026-07-12In Brief: World Vitiligo Day 2026 continues this fall with a new chapter in Goa, India, on October 31–November 1. Building on this year’s scientific meeting in Chandigarh, the Goa program will focus on the human side of vitiligo through the Vitili...
- 2026-07-10The future belongs to those who build the most useful ecosystems around it. A recent Nature Medicine paper compared leading AI models with respected clinical tools like OpenEvidence and UpToDate Expert AI. The general-purpose models performed bett...
- 2026-07-08This is the official historical record of World Vitiligo Day (WVD), celebrated annually on June 25 — a story of perseverance, collaboration, and the transformative power of grassroots advocacy. Editor’s Note · July 2026 Revision This historical r...
FAQOther Questions
- I have vitiligo: will my children have vitiligo, too?
If you have vitiligo, it’s natural to worry about your children. While there is a genetic component, vitiligo is not a straightforward hereditary disease like eye color or heigh...
- What's the status with official recognition of World Vitiligo Day?
In 2016, the United Nations marked World Vitiligo Day in its International Calendar of Disability Events. However, it was removed in 2019 when the calendar was streamlined to 'M...
- How can I cure vitiligo?
Right now, there is no universal "cure," but we have entered a new era of treatment. Today, managing vitiligo isn’t just about "hiding" it; it’s about sophisticated science that...
Though it is not always easy to treat vitiligo, there is much to be gained by clearly understanding the diagnosis, the future implications, treatment options and their outcomes.
Many people deal with vitiligo while remaining in the public eye, maintaining a positive outlook, and having a successful career.
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