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- 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...
- 2026-08-31Fresh 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. ...
- 2026-08-17Here’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...
- 2026-08-11Clinical 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...
- 2026-08-02World 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 ...
- 2026-07-12In 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...
- 2026-07-08This 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...
- 2026-07-06What Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science Say About Vitiligo Inspired by conversations surrounding World Vitiligo Day 2026 in Chandigarh, India In brief: Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease, not a moral failure or mystical punishment. But across cult...
- 2026-06-28The World Vitiligo Day Organizing Committee is proud to share wonderful news with our global family. Valarie Molyneaux, Founder and President of VITFriends, has been awarded the honorary academic title of Professor Honoris Causa in Health Educatio...
- 2026-06-27Art has a strange little habit of getting past our defenses. Science explains. Advocacy mobilizes. But art walks straight into the room, sits down, and says: “Look again.” In Brief The 2026 World Vitiligo Day International Art Competition, held un...
- 2026-06-26World Vitiligo Day 2026 in Chandigarh is halfway done. These are quick backstage notes from WVD HQ — not the final report, just a glimpse behind the curtain while the engine is still hot and slightly smoking. World Vitiligo Day 2026 in Chandigarh ...
- 2026-06-23How sustained support for advocacy, education, and community-building helped strengthen a global movement for people living with vitiligo. In Brief World Vitiligo Day has grown from a grassroots awareness effort into a global movement reaching mil...
- 2026-06-23Our latest newsletter is on its way to inboxes around the world. This edition celebrates World Vitiligo Day 2026, looks back at how this global movement has grown over the years, and highlights the people and organizations helping move it forward ...
- 2026-06-22A follow-up to our original story on the rediscovery of the National Vitiligo Control Act — and what its ideas look like fifty years later. The bill failed. The idea did not. The battle continues. In Brief In 1975, Congressman Parren J. Mitchell ...
- 2026-06-19For most of cinematic history, vitiligo was nearly invisible. Not because it is rare, but because film rarely knew what to do with people who looked different unless their appearance served the plot. In Brief Vitiligo has slowly moved from silence...
- 2026-06-17Big news — we’re thrilled to welcome AbbVie as a Gold Sponsor of World Vitiligo Day 2026 HQ in Chandigarh. Their support means a great deal as the event returns to the city where the modern vitiligo movement truly found its voice. For many in our ...
- 2026-06-10In some communities, a book may arrive years before a dermatologist. That is exactly why the Vitiligo Library Grant Program still matters. In Brief 📚 Up to $500 in books from VRF and affiliated authors. 💰 Up to $500 in additional funding for educa...
- 2026-06-05Our latest VRF newsletter is heading to inboxes around the world. This edition brings together the return of Deep Dive in Vitiligo, an extended deadline for the World Vitiligo Day Art Contest, two important surveys for the vitiligo community, and ...
- 2026-06-03How three lives — and one unexpected movement — changed the global story of vitiligo In brief Michael Jackson made the world search for vitiligo. Lee Thomas made vitiligo speak — not as a textbook condition, but as a human experience. World Vitili...
- 2026-06-02We’re renewing the push for a Google Doodle on World Vitiligo Day. Update: June 2, 2026 This article, originally published in February 2026, has been updated to reflect a strategic shift in our campaign. Earlier efforts relied mostly on open lett...
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- Safety of clinical trials. Can my child leave it for any reason?
Pediatric vitiligo trials · Safety and choice Who watches your child, what may need to pause and what happens if your family changes its mind. Two studies discussed here are eva...
- How can I explain vitiligo to my children?
Vitiligo can be confusing for children because it doesn’t resemble an "illness" in the typical sense. Choosing the right way to explain it depends on your child’s age and maturi...
- Vitiligo and Pregnancy
Pregnancy with vitiligo? The good news: vitiligo itself doesn’t make pregnancy unsafe. Most women stay stable (some even improve), though flares can pop up after birth — usually...
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