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Recognizing World Psoriasis Day

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 28, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, tomorrow we will recognize World Psoriasis Day. Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are diseases that affect over 125 million people worldwide.

As a practicing dermatologist for 25 years, I have seen firsthand the toll that this condition can have on patients. This disease can often have serious and long-lasting consequences, including anxiety, depression, diabetes, and even cardiac issues.

In the past, we were often, unfortunately, unsuccessful in treating the symptoms that the men and women battling psoriasis face each and every day.

Recently, however, we are seeing new treatments and therapies that have dramatically improved our fight against psoriasis.

Finding new and more effective treatments or finding a cure to this disease will take all of us. It will take doctors, it will take legislators, researchers, patients, and advocates working together to find solutions.

It is my promise that I will continue working to address the disease of psoriasis.

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