Self-Care Tips for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Awareness Week takes place the June 3-9, this year. The following general measures can be very helpful in the management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS). 1: Stop smoking Research has shown that people with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) are far more likely to be smokers. Smoking is thought to worsen HS and stopping smoking […]
HS Information Videos
In November 2018, the ISF, supported by AbbVie, held the first-of-its-kind ‘Skin Matters’ meeting and webinar for people living with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Through a panel discussion with HS patient advocates, Suzanne Moloney and Barry McGrath, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Anne Marie Tobin, and GP, Dr Catherine Wilkinson, the meeting aimed to explore common problems and […]
Irish researchers identify potential new treatment options for Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)
Ussher Assistant Professor in Translational Immunology, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), explains her team’s recent HS research. Researchers focusing on the common debilitating skin disease Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which causes deep, painful lesions and leads to a poor quality of life have identified potential new treatment options after performing a comparative analysis that showed which cells […]
#Five17Eight Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) awareness campaign finishes on high note in Cork
Our Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) awareness campaign began on March 6th with the aim of encouraging those potentially living with this chronic skin condition to reach out and seek information about the disease. The campaign was entitled #Five17Eight, so called because a new Irish study found that a HS diagnosis can take up to eight years, […]
People living with HS speak out about misunderstood and misdiagnosed condition
#Five17Eight campaign highlights frequently delayed diagnosis of common chronic skin disease The ISF is encouraging those potentially living with the chronic skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) to reach out and seek information about their condition. As a part of this campaign, entitled #Five17Eight, we have launched an online hub dedicated to HS. From symptom recognition to care […]
