Black women with alopecia often struggle between concealing their hair loss and protecting their fragile scalps, all while seeking to express their cultural identity and build self-confidence. A ...

Traction alopecia is a type of hair loss caused by hairstyles or other things that pull on your hair. This is most often due to wearing tight hairstyles, but it can also come from wearing caps or ...

A national survey found broad consensus among hair experts on the use of intralesional corticosteroid (ILC) injections for alopecia but highlighted inconsistencies in dosing and injection parameters.

Reuters is reporting today on a new study providing further evidence linking braids and weaves to a permanent type of hair loss that affects many African-American women. Suggested Reading How A Black ...

They’re making gains in the hair-loss industry. Researchers have discovered a drug to potentially solve alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss. United States drug company Concert Pharmaceuticals ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- About 2% of Americans have alopecia. That's roughly 7 million people. While it doesn't make people sick physically, it can be emotionally distressing. On Instagram in December ...

That’s weird, thought 29-year-old Drea Okeke as she examined her new set of box braids. Getting a fresh set of braids was typically a liberating experience for the content creator, but in that moment, ...

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is a type of scarring alopecia (hair loss). It causes patches of hair loss that start on the top of the head and spread outward. CCCA is most common in ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) shut down a Twitter user earlier this week after they suggested the congresswoman, who opened up last year about her experience with alopecia, a condition that can cause ...

If you have alopecia areata, you are probably no stranger to a roller coaster of emotions. It’s true that this condition isn’t life-threatening and doesn't cause physical pain. But it can impact how ...

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