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"Speaking of Vitiligo..."

I am a physician-scientist who focuses my clinical and research efforts on vitiligoI am a physician-scientist who focuses my clinical and research efforts on vitiligo, and therefore I think about this disease a lot – all the time, in fact. Therefore I thought it would be helpful to share my thoughts with others who are interested in vitiligo as well, particularly the patients who suffer from it and their loved ones. I want to make clear that while I am affiliated with many vitiligo organizations, my comments in this blog are my own, and do not reflect the opinions of those organizations. In addition, my research is largely focused on finding new treatments, and ultimately a cure, for vitiligo. This work is supported by a number of sources, including pharmaceutical companies, which by definition creates potential conflicts of interest. In full disclosure, here is a list of our vitiligo research supporters. Please know that, to the best of my ability, all of my comments are unbiased reflections of my understanding of vitiligo as both a physician and scientist. I do not permit advertisements on my website, and do not endorse companies or products that may advertise on other sites that may be referenced here.

Why isn’t there a cure for vitiligo?

Posted On: Monday, October 13, 2014

Why do we need to continue research in vitiligo? If we’re right about what causes vitiligo, why isn’t there a cure? In fact, modern medicine can’t cure most diseases, despite knowing exactly what causes many of them. This reminds me of how difficult it is to take care of my lawn. I would love to have a healthy, green lawn without any weeds. The challenge is to kill the weeds without harming the grass. You can use a broad-spectrum herbicide on your lawn and it will almost surely kill all the weeds. The problem is that it will also kill all the grass.

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