When We TV’s rebooted reality series “The Braxtons” debuts on Friday, Aug. 9, Towanda Braxton will bring new transparency to her experience with hair loss. “I have alopecia, and I’m just wearing it ...

My alopecia started with a few bald spots here and there, ones I could easily cover up with strategically placed French braids. I was 12 years old at the time, and I wasn’t too worried about my hair.

Many healthy people live with alopecia areata, a condition where your hair falls out in patches. Even if you have mild or severe hair loss, you may still be in very good health. With alopecia areata, ...

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.

Alopecia areata (A) is a hair follicle disease that produces loss of hair in patches on your scalp and/or your body. It is due to an inflammation, meaning white blood cells form around hair follicles ...

AA is a chronic, immune-mediated dermatologic condition characterized by non-scarring hair loss, affecting approximately 1% to 2% of the global population. Its unpredictable course and visible ...

Alopecia areata incidence increased globally from 1990 to 2021, with ASIR slightly declining, indicating complex socioeconomic and health care factors at play. The disease affects 2% of the global ...