There’s a spot under Andrew Gosse’s fingernail, almost unnoticeable unless he points it out. But for Gosse, it’s a reminder of how his life has changed drastically since he started taking a new medication for plaque psoriasis about three years ago. It also reminds him that his psoriasis will come back if he stops taking the medication. Gosse, a realtor from Paradise, is candid when he talks about the things he’s gone through since being diagnosed at 17. Though there’s no cure, he’s currently in the midst of a five-year drug trial that he calls “a very effective control” for the autoimmune skin disease. “I’ve done a couple of drug trials with what they call biologics, which is the new generation of drugs,” Gosse said in a recent interview with The Telegram. “The one I’m on now, I’ve been on for three years and it’s completely given me my life back.” ... read more