Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM: Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered Podcast. I'm Dr Neha Pathak, WebMD’s Chief Physician Editor for Health and Lifestyle Medicine. Today we're talking about alopecia ...

Researchers at Dr. U Hair and Skin Clinic in the Los Angeles area report that an inflammatory, early fibrotic pattern within ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." To some extent, hair loss is normal. "On average, a person sheds between 50-to-150 hairs a day," Hannah ...

CCCA patients experience longer diagnostic delays, with a mean TTD of 5.67 years, compared to other scarring alopecias. Black patients face longer diagnostic delays, but alopecia subtype is the only ...

Severe alopecia areata may be driven by broader immune activation than previously recognized, according to new research ...

5 Things to Avoid When You Have Alopecia Areata Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the hair follicles. If you’re one of the 6.8 million people in the U.S. with this ...

Since she was a child, Brandi Jones struggled with hair loss—not minor shedding or overall thinning, but large bald spots that made her feel like her head looked “like a leopard or cheetah,” she says.

Hair has always been more than just a style—especially in the Black community, where our coils, curls, and protective styles tell stories of identity and culture. So when I began noticing bald spots ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Alopecia areata was classified as early-onset, severe or prolonged. Each additional atopic comorbidity raised ...

When Keira was diagnosed with alopecia areata at just 2 years old, her mother, Leslie, felt lost and unsure where to turn for support. "It was so isolating and lonely," said Leslie. "I felt desperate ...