Amelia Miah has been cruelly called "baldy" by mean children at school after being left with just one strand of hair on the ...

The woman who revolutionised black ... patches of baldness; alopecia totalis, which causes total baldness on the head; and alopecia universalis, which leads to complete hair loss all over a person ...

Jokes about alopecia are always dusty anyway because making fun of people's bodies is never appropriate. Period. The ableism of those jokes adds a layer of dustiness. And when it comes to Black ...

“Like many Black ... that no hair loss treatment is “100% effective” and many experts state that minoxidil is not a “cure”. Typically it takes two to four months for people to see ...

The extent can be focal or widespread. Patients typically complain of patchy hair loss associated with pruritus, burning, or stinging. Early disease is marked by a small bare patch that enlarges ...

Alopecia areata, or loss of hair in patches, is the commonest type of hair loss. It can affect any hair-bearing area of the body, albeit the term often connotes patchy hair loss from the scalp.

I wouldn't be the person I am today if I ... Small, smooth patches appeared on my scalp, and the doctor diagnosed me with alopecia areata. As a child, I received little support or explanation ...

an autoimmune condition causing patchy hair loss that affects more than 700,000 people in the US. The JAK1/2 inhibitor has been cleared for adults who are severely affected with the condition at a ...