Vitiligo affects Black communities differently due to visibility and cultural factors. Learn why this autoimmune condition creates unique challenges and stigma.

Growing up, Winnie Harlow had to deal with taunts from her classmates, and some shunned her because of her skin.

Analysis - Vitiligo - a disease which causes pale patches to develop on the skin and mucous membranes - can be psychologically devastating. The change in skin colour may even create doubts about a ...

I’ve been a vitiligo researcher for almost 20 years. ... This may be because in certain cultures, like some in South Asia or Africa, there’s a lot of social stigma surrounding vitiligo.

Countess Vaughn shared on social media that she has been diagnosed with vitiligo, a skin condition that causes certain patches of skin to lose pigmentation. Here's the 411 on what you need to know it.

Vitiligo is a rare and misunderstood skin condition, and its sufferers are often stigmatized and isolated. But it has brought these two friends closer together, and helped make them determined to ...

The African-American TV reporter told his viewers, yes, I am turning white before your eyes. Thomas suffers from the skin disease vitiligo, which causes pigment cells to die, leaving the skin ...

Vitiligo affects about 1% of the population, appearing on every skin type. Mary Long – stock.adobe.com. According to the Mayo Clinic, vitiligo, (pronounced vit-ih-LIE-go), is a disease that ...

I first realized that I had vitiligo in 2014. I was getting ready for work -- about to rush out the door -- and, while combing my hair, I saw a small white spot at my hairline. It was on my ...