The stigma of having alopecia causes more depression and anxiety than the disease itself, new research has found.

At the time of alopecia areata diagnosis, 30.9% of patients had psychiatric comorbidities compared with 26.8% of unmatched controls without alopecia areata (P<0.001), while 16.1% versus 8.9% ...

LEQSELVI has been approved by the US FDA, following strong results from clinical trials and is now available to adults ...

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited announced Leqselvi (deuruxolitinib) 8 mg tablets is now available to healthcare providers and people living with severe alopecia areata in the US. Leqselvi is ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed ...

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Patients with higher-severity alopecia areata (AA) have a higher prevalence and incidence of comorbid atopic dermatitis (AD), ...

Alopecia areata affects millions of Americans regardless of age, race, or gender, manifesting as patchy hair loss across the scalp and sometimes other body areas. This autoimmune condition occurs ...

For prolonged alopecia areata, researchers found significantly higher odds for this outcome with comorbid Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (OR = 1.911; 95% CI, 1.328-2.748), ...

Kristen Whitney, DO, FAAD, determines systemic treatment options for severe alopecia areata based on the patient’s medical history, past treatments tried, potential adverse events, in addition ...

Shamsha Damani has lived with alopecia areata since she was six, which turned into alopecia universalis in 2013. She's a fierce advocate for those with alopecia areata and currently serves on the ...