In the last few months, a record FOUR new treatments have been approved for eczema in the United States, with other countries considering approval as well.

Studies by Global Parents for Eczema Research have shed light on the many mental health, quality of life, and life course impacts experienced by parents who care for children with moderate to severe eczema.

At the beginning of the pandemic, the prevailing theory was that people with eczema would be at higher risk for COVID-19 infection and severe symptoms because they were taking treatments that suppress the immune system or because they also had asthma which was thought to complicate symptoms.

Many parents receive conflicting advice about how and how often to bathe a child with eczema, which leads to confusion around this common ritual.

When children are young, parents have to manage their eczema care, and it’s a role that usually lasts a decade or more.

In this episode we explore the promise of an emerging therapy for inflammatory conditions like eczema: transplanting the fecal matter of a healthy person into the gut of a person with eczema.

Parents of children with eczema often end up on a long journey to determine what triggers their child’s flares, and food is often suspected to be a culprit.

New research suggests a link between eczema and learning disabilities in children. But how can we tease out the effect of itch, sleep, treatment and other factors to know if the learning disability is real?

In this episode we talk about parents’ concerns with topical steroids and what we do and don’t know about the risks and benefits of using this mainstay of treatment.

In this episode we explore the bi-directional relationship between food allergies and eczema with two leading pediatric allergists.

How close are we to targeted treatments designed to each person with eczema? As parents, we often hear from people about a miracle approach that “cured” their or their child’s eczema, only to find that this same approach doesn’t work for us.

In this episode, six parents of children with eczema from around the world share common experiences, challenges and silver linings from their eczema journeys, and dispel myths and misperceptions about the condition.

How can we harness the body’s defenses for fighting off infections and invaders to tackle eczema and its complications, including eczema herpeticum.

There’s a battle underway on the skin between bacteria that make eczema worse and bacteria that can improve symptoms.

Almost every week we hear about new treatments for eczema, many with names that are hard to pronounce and even harder to remember.

Oral and systemic steroids are used to treat eczema all the time, but are they safe and do they make sense for a long-term chronic disease?

Why is eczema prevalence on the rise? Are chemicals found in many skin and cosmetic products to blame? How do we restore a healthy balance of bacteria on eczema-prone skin? Is eczema a genetic disease or is that a myth?

Can you control itch with acupressure? Can toxins from bacteria complicate eczema? What is the Dr. Aron Regimen and what are we learning about it through research?