All Things Urticaria – Learning about urticaria with Prof. Dr. Torsten Zuberbier
Episodes
Measuring What Matters: PROMs in Urticaria Care
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the GA²LEN (Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network) Podcast on Everything Urticaria, Professor Torsten Zuberbier talks with ...
Why Do Hives Look the Way They Do?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the GA²LEN (Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network) Podcast on Everything Urticaria, Professor Torsten Zuberbier speaks with...
UDAY & New Guidelines: Empowering Patients Worldwide
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Torsten Zuberbier (Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network President) welcomes Prof. Petra Staubach, urticaria expert from...
Living with SD: from Triggers to Future Therapies
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sophia Neisinger welcomes Dr. Melba Muñoz, head of the Chronic Inducible Urticaria Program in Berlin, to discuss symptomatic dermogr...
Urticaria in Children: Diagnosis, Triggers & Treatment
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Torsten Zuberbier welcomes Dr. Larissa Brandão, pediatric allergist from the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, to talk...
Itch & Urticaria: Mechanisms, Misconceptions & Hope
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Torsten Zuberbier welcomes Prof. Gil Yosipovitch, world-renowned itch researcher and dermatologist at the University of Miami, ...
Females, Pregnancy & Chronic Urticaria: What Doctors Should Know
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Sophia Neisinger welcomes Prof. Emek Kocatürk, leading urticaria researcher and UCARE expert from Istanbul, to explore the gende...
The spectrum of cold urticaria
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Torsten Zuberbier calls up Dr. Hanna Bonnekoh, dermatologist and researcher at Charité Berlin, to dive into the complexitie...
Urticaria Tracking with CRUSE: A Game-Changer for Patients & Research
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Dr. Torsten Zuberbier (GA²LEN) welcomes Dr. Sophia Neisinger to discuss CRUSE, a digital health tool for chronic spontaneous u...
Decoding Urticaria: Mast Cells, Triggers & Immune cell crosstalk
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Torsten Zuberbier (Charité Berlin, GA²LEN) welcomes Dr. Stefan Frischbutter, senior researcher at the Institute of Allergy in...
Episode 104 – Insights from the Global Urticaria Forum (GUF)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CSU expert Professor Ana Maria Giménez-Arnau joins Professor Torsten Zuberbier to discuss the past, present, and future of treatment for CSU, explori...
Episode 103 - Solar urticaria
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What steps can be taken to manage solar urticaria? Professor Torsten Zuberbier and Dr Lea Kiefer examine solar urticaria, discussing the role of skin ...
Episode 102 - Understanding urticaria: What you need to know
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Torsten Zuberbier welcomes Dr Luis Ensina to discuss essential information for people with urticaria, highlighting the benefits of keeping a...
Episode 101 - Live from Global Urticaria Forum
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 101 – What were the highlights at Global Urticaria Forum (GUF) 2024? Professor Torsten Zuberbier and Dr Sophia Neisinger share their live re...
Episode 100 - Urticaria Day 2024
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 100 – In this special episode, recorded on Urticaria Day (UDAY), Professor Torsten Zuberbier and Dr Carolina Vera welcome CSU patient advoca...
Episode 99 - How should I treat patients who experience a slow or partial response?
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professors Torsten Zuberbier and Dave Khan share their experiences and approaches to treating people with refractory CSU, noting the importance of ens...
Episode 98 - Living with CSU: The patient outlook
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“It stops my daily life as I know it.” Patient advocate with CSU Kristen Willard joins Professor Torsten Zuberbier to reflect on navigating life w...
Episode 97 - Clinical trials in urticaria: Part 2
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded before 31 July 2024. Professor Marcus Maurer, Dr Carolina Vera Ayala, and Associate Professor Jonny Peter discuss how new th...
Episode 96 - All things acute urticaria: Part 2
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[This episode was recorded before 31 July 2024.] "Every chronic urticaria starts as acute urticaria, but not every acute urticaria becomes chronic." A...
Episode 95 - The similarities and differences between urticaria and mastocytosis
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded before July 31, 2024. Professor Marcus Maurer and Dr Sigurd Broesby-Olsen discuss similarities and differences between urtic...
Episode 94 - The scientific approach to urticaria: Part 2
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"We will only be able to cure this disease and treat it well if we know how it works." Back by popular demand, Dr Jörg Scheffel rejoins Professor Mar...
Episode 93 - The use of corticosteroids in urticaria
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Maryam Ali Al-Nesf joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss one of the big burdens of chronic urticaria: the "use, or should we say abuse, of corti...
Episode 92 - Obesity and urticaria
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Christian Vestergaard and Professor Marcus Maurer discuss the link between obesity and urticaria, including how obesity contributes to chron...
Episode 91 - EAACI 2024
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer and Professor Martin Metz reflect on the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) congress 2024, including ...
Episode 90 - The scientific approach to urticaria
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer welcomes Dr Jörg Scheffel to discuss urticaria, including techniques used to interrogate mast cells and examine interstitial ...
Episode 89 - Is clinical remission in urticaria possible?
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Elias Toubi joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss remission in urticaria, including its definition and possible risk factors for long dis...
Episode 88 - Urticaria and sport
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Associate Professor Elena Borzova joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss exercise as a trigger for urticaria in some athletes, including the paradox...
Episode 87 - Clinical trials in urticaria
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer welcomes Dr Carolina Vera Ayala and Associate Professor Jonny Peter to discuss participation in clinical trials for urticaria,...
Episode 86 - CU: A Hong Kong perspective
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer welcomes Professor Philip Li to discuss the management of urticaria in Hong Kong, including access to effective treatments and...
Episode 85 - How can we educate dermatologists on urticaria?
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jason Hawkes joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss dermatologists’ lack of urticaria knowledge, including tips on encouraging the US dermatolo...
Episode 84 - Does country make a difference?
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“This is a global problem that requires global solutions, but I think they do come from what we learn in our settings.” Professor Marcus Maurer we...
Episode 83 - Chronic Angioedema Registry (CARE)
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“I think CARE will grow and grow.” Dr Thomas Buttgereit joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss the recently launched Chronic Angioedema Registry...
Episode 82 - Managing autoimmune CSU
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“There’s still so much we need to learn.” Dr João Marcelino joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss autoimmune chronic spontaneous urticaria, ...
Episode 81 - UCARE Conference 2023
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s really a catalyst to what the network does.” Professor Marcus Maurer asks Dr Luis Felipe Ensina to reflect on the UCARE Conference 2023, c...
Episode 80 - Living with CSU: The patient’s voice
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“It doesn’t just affect one part of your life.” Arzoo Ahmed joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss the patient perspective, covering the reali...
Episode 79 - Apps, refugees, and the future of digital healthcare
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“This is only the beginning of making use of this technology.” Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by asthma and allergic rhinitis expert Professor ...
Episode 78 - What is cold urticaria?
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Wouldn’t it be nice to find a cure?” Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Dr Aurélie Du-Thanh to discuss cold urticaria, covering risk factors...
Episode 77 - Antihistamines and urticaria
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“We treat until it’s gone.” Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Professor Gordon Sussman to discuss the use of antihistamines in people with ur...
Episode 76 - Clinical nurse specialists: Leading collaborative care
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Clinical Nurse Specialist Lorena Lorenzo to discuss the responsibilities of the nurse’s role, and the potential...
Episode 75 - Urticaria in a veterinary setting
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In response to listener requests, Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by veterinary specialist Professor Ralf Mueller to discuss how urticaria affects a...
Episode 74 - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in CSU
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Riccardo Asero joins Professor Marcus Maurer to offer advice on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) in people with chro...
Episode 73 - Urticaria and stress
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Professor Eduardo Souza Lima to explore the relationship between stress and urticaria, and the implications of ma...
Episode 72 - IL-9, IL-10 and CSU pathogenesis
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dermatologist Professor Kiran Godse joins Professor Marcus Maurer to explore the use of JAK and STAT inhibitors in the management of chronic urticaria...
Episode 71 - The patient perspective
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by the president of Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP), Tonya Winders, for a special Urticaria Da...
Episode 70 - Urticaria management in resource-poor settings
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Désirée Larenas-Linnemann and Professor Marcus Maurer delve into best practices for urticaria management in resource-poor settings, underlining t...
Episode 69 - The burdens of angioedema
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Professor Paula Busse to explore the multifaceted burdens of angioedema for patients and physicians. They discuss...
Episode 68 - Angioedema and CSU
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Régis de Albuquerque Campos joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss the implications of angioedema and its impact on people living with chronic s...
Episode 67 - Angioedema and artificial intelligence
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Markus Magerl joins Professor Marcus Maurer in this episode to explore the significance of differential diagnosis in the identification of a...
Episode 66 - Urticaria and the CRUSE app
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Dr Aistė Ramanauskaitė to explore the CRUSE app's potential advantages for individuals suffering from chronic s...
Episode 65 - Audience proposed question: Guidance for potential treatments of CSU
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Martin Metz joins Professor Marcus Maurer to answer an audience proposed question focusing on what will guide physicians in the recommendati...
Episode 64 - Urticaria: A general practitioner’s perspective
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by GP Dr Dermot Ryan to discuss the role of GPs in the diagnosis and management of chronic urticaria. Professor Maur...
Episode 63 - Soluble IgE receptor in urticaria
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer asks Dr Sherezade Moñino-Romero about her research into soluble IgE receptor and its potential as a marker of treatment respo...
Episode 62 - The role of angioedema in the treatment of CSU
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is accompanied by Professor Marc Riedl to delve into the symptomatology and pathophysiology of angioedema in chronic spontaneo...
Episode 61 - Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of CSU
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Karla Arruda and Professor Marcus Maurer discuss the development and implementation of UCARE in Brazil, and its potential benefits for indiv...
Episode 60 - Updates from AAAAI Conference 2023
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professors Marcus Maurer and Luis Felipe Ensina deliberate on the most recent findings that emerged at The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & I...
Episode 59 - Biomarkers in Chronic Urticaria
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Murat Türk has joined Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss biomarkers in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), focusing on immunoglobulin E (IgE) in...
Episode 58 - Symptomatic dermographism in Chronic Urticaria
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Dr Melba Munoz to take a deep dive into symptomatic dermographism. The discussion aims to explain the involvement...
Episode 57 - The importance of the Chronic Urticaria Registry (CURE)
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Pavel Kolkhir joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss the Chronic Urticaria Registry (CURE). The discussion includes explanations of the aims of C...
Episode 56 - Gut microbiome and CSU
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Dr Jie Li to discuss the role the gut microbiome plays in the disease progression of CSU. A particular focus is...
Episode 55 - Delayed pressure urticaria in the CSU landscape
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Alicja Kasperska-Zajac joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss a rare form of chronic inducible urticaria – delayed pressure urticaria. T...
Episode 54 - Mast Cell Involvement in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Yoshimichi Okayama joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss the role which mast cells play in the disease aetiology of chronic spontaneous u...
Episode 53 - Recurrent Angioedema in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Professor Asli Gelincik as they discuss recurrent angioedema in chronic spontaneous urticaria, and treatment opti...
Episode 52 - Drug Survivability of Omalizumab in Chronic Urticaria
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Heike Röckmann, head of the drug survivability of omalizumab in chronic urticaria (DruSO-CU) project joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss the ...
Episode 51 - Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Never Give Up
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Professor Silvia Ferrucci joins Professor Marcus Maurer in discussing what the phrase ‘Never Give Up’ means to physicians treatin...
Episode 50 - The development of treating urticaria over the last 2 decades
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Professor Luis Felipe Ensina where they discuss the founding days of urticaria treatment, and how urticaria clini...
Episode 49 - Psycho-neurodermatology in chronic urticaria and mental health
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Anna Zalewska-Janowska joins Professor Maurer to delve into fascinating area of psycho-neurodermatology and how this can impact the lives of...
Episode 48 - Patient advocacy and seeing through the patient’s eyes
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by patient and patient advocate Elaine, who experiences chronic urticaria. She highlights the import...
Episode 47 - Chronic Urticaria and Systemic Auto-Inflammatory Syndromes
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sinisa Savic joins Professor Dr Marcus Maurer in this podcast to discuss chronic urticarias and systemic auto-inflammatory syndromes, delving into ...
Episode 46 - Chronic Urticaria: A Chinese Perspective
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
During this episode, Professor Marcus Mauer is joined by Dr Zuotao Zhao of Beijing Medical University, China, to discuss the growing problem of chroni...
Episode 45 - A Turkish Perspective
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marcus Mauer is joined by Dr Murat Türk and Dr Ragıp Ertaş of UCARE in Turkey to discuss advancements in the treatments of urticaria, wit...
Episode 44 - All Things Urticaria: COVID 19 Vaccinations
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Emek Kocatürk joins Professor Marcus Mauer in this episode of All Things Urticaria to discuss the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on CSU patie...
Episode 43 - Chronic Urticaria: A South African Perspective
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hear Associate Professor Jonathan Peter (Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; A...
Episode 42 - Chronic Urticaria: A Latin American Perspective
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Maximiliano Gómez shares his tips and tricks for improving the diagnosis and management of chronic urticaria and calls for wider ...
Episode 41 - Chronic Urticaria: A Middle Eastern Perspective
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Mona Al-Ahmad joins the podcast from the UCARE centre in Kuwait to share her insights into the UCARE network’s Middle Eastern activities. Dr Al-A...
Episode 40 - Chronic Urticaria: An Indian Perspective
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host is joined by Professor Kiran Godse who shares his experiences of treating CSU in India. Professor Godse provides unmissable ...
Episode 39 - Chronic Urticaria: A North American Perspective
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jonathan Bernstein joins the podcast to discuss chronic urticaria (CU) care in the USA. In this episode, Professor Bernstein shines a light ...
Episode 38 - UCARE Behind the Scenes Special (Part 2)
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of this very special episode, Professor Marcus Maurer is joined once again by his colleagues from the UCARE office to discuss the UCARE Le...
Episode 37 - UCARE Behind the Scenes Special (Part 1)
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special two-part episode, Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by not one, but four of his UCARE office colleagues to give listeners exclusi...
Episode 36 - Are you CSU aware?
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host is joined by Dr Christian Vestergaard, who offers expert insight into the results of the AWARE study and highlights the urge...
Episode 35 - CRUSE CONTROL: A Chronic Urticaria Self-Evaluation App
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Sophia Neisinger joins the podcast to introduce the CRUSE CONTROL app, which has been developed to help support chronic spontaneou...
Episode 34 - Improving urticaria education: an international perspective
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Désirée Larenas-Linnemann joins our host to discuss the importance of providing better education on urticaria for patients and p...
Episode 33 - Paediatric Urticaria: Current Practice and Future Prospects
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Vicky Xepapadaki joins the podcast to share her knowledge of paediatric urticaria, including current treatment strategies and unmet needs.
Episode 32 - UCARE LevelUp
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Iman Nasr discusses UCARE LevelUp, an educational program devised by the UCARE network to allow healthcare professionals to learn,...
Episode 31 - The Role of PAF and Urticaria in Adults
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Ana Gimenez discusses new insights into the pathology of chronic urticaria and how these insights can help guide treatment decisio...
Episode 30 - Shining a Light on Solar Urticaria
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, photodermatology expert, Professor Lesley Rhodes, sheds light on one of the rarer forms of chronic inducible urticaria: solar urticar...
Episode 29 - Paediatric Urticaria: Challenges and Solutions
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, paediatric urticaria expert and UCARE driving force, Professor Petra Staubach-Renz reflects on her experience of treating children wi...
Episode 28 - The pathogenesis of CSU: when will we have a cure?
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Does our current understanding of the pathogenesis of CSU provide hope of a cure for this challenging disease? Find out what Dr Riccardo Asero ha...
Episode 27 - Gender differences in chronic urticaria
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is well known that chronic urticaria is more common in women than men, but why is this the case? In this episode, our expert guest, Professor L...
Episode 26 - All Things ACARE
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you familiar with Angioedema Centers of Reference and Excellence (ACARE)? In this episode, our host is joined by Dr Anete Grumach, to celebrate th...
Episode 25 - Improving sleep quality in urticaria: more than just a dream?
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host is joined by Dr Caroline Mann, an urticariologist and sleep expert, who highlights the profound impact of sleep distu...
Episode 24 - Communication technology meets urticariology
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host is joined by Dr Ivan Chérrez Ojeda, an urticariologist and communication technology enthusiast, to discuss the pot...
Episode 23 - The Truth About T Cells
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Could targeting cytokines produced by autoreactive T cells benefit patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU)? Professor Marcus Maurer is joine...
Episode 22 - What’s new in CU?
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Young-Min Ye shares the findings of her cutting-edge research into predictors of remission in chronic urticaria, and explain...
Episode 21 - Let’s talk comorbidities
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do comorbidities affect patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria and what can be done to minimise their impact? Find out more on this crucia...
Episode 20 - Not Just Small Adults: Managing Paediatric CSU
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host is joined by Dr Moshe Ben-Shoshan, who shares his pioneering approach to treating paediatric patients and draws on his expe...
Episode 19 - Unanswered Questions in CSU
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host is joined by UK-based dermatologist Dr Clive Grattan to address some of the most important unanswered questions in the fiel...
Episode 18 - The Patient Voice
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special episode, our host meets Cassandra, a patient who has been affected by CSU for many years. Listen now for unmissable insights in...
Episode 17 - Acute urticaria: not so cute after all?
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know 12-20% of the population will experience acute urticaria sometime in their lifetime? In this episode, Dr Angèle Soria explains the diffe...
Episode 16 - Exploring the CSU spectrum: pure angioedema
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that not all patients with CSU develop wheals? In this episode, Professor Connie Katelaris explains the unique challenges physicians face...
Episode 15 - All Things UCARE
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For those just starting out on their UCARE journey, the extensive list of criteria can seem daunting. In this episode, our host is joined by Profes...