October 17, 2022

Effects of Diet on Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a complex skin condition influenced by several factors, including diet. Complementary therapeutic approaches involving diet and/or supplementation may be beneficial for patients with vitiligo. Vitiligo is a skin pigmentation disorder that can develop over time and affects 0.5 to 2% of the world’s population. Vitiligo can be a difficult condition to treat, prompting...

Vitiligo Patients and COVID-19

Research suggests that vitiligo patients may experience a decreased risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19. The potentially protective effects against infection with SARS-CoV-2 may be explained by different mechanisms. Vitiligo has been linked to a lower quality of life and a variety of autoimmune disorders, which may increase the likelihood of poor COVID-19 outcomes....

Health Disparities Associated With Sickle-Cell Disease

Like most of the medical issues in the 21st century, sickle-cell disease is also associated with a number of health disparities, some of which we highlight in this brief. Introduction Sickle-cell disease (SCD) is the most widely known hereditary illness across the globe, affecting roughly 100,000 persons in the United States, according to the Centers...

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