A new treatment option for a form of sudden hair loss
A new type of medication, JAK inhibitors, can effectively treat moderate to severe alopecia areata, a hair loss condition that has been historically hard to treat.
Aug 17, 2023
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A new type of medication, JAK inhibitors, can effectively treat moderate to severe alopecia areata, a hair loss condition that has been historically hard to treat.
Aug 17, 2023
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To support transgender and gender-diverse people, governments should consider publicly funding hair removal and other minimally invasive procedures, authors argue in a commentary in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Aug 14, 2023
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Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, and tests found no genetic link. Hughes wondered why she, an otherwise healthy Black ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Dandruff can be dry, like snowflakes, or greasy, with yellow clumps. Up to half of all adults have had this scalp condition at one point, so you'll no doubt know about these skin flakes and the itchiness.
Jul 27, 2023
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Every year in Belgium, 1,600 people wait for a transplant. Of these, in 2021, only 939 received an organ. Thus more than 40% of patients often have to wait more than a year before hoping to receive a transplant.
Jul 6, 2023
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Nausea, neurologic pain and hair loss are some of the severe side effects of chemotherapy. But they are not a necessary hardship, says biochemist Liyan Zhang. Together with Leiden biologists and others, she achieved promising ...
Jun 29, 2023
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The guy whose naked skull is pale and shiny—save that discolored mole shaped like Cuba near his ear, which inexplicably bristles with hair—may harbor an antidote to baldness.
Jun 29, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Litfulo (ritlecitinib) for adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with severe alopecia areata at a recommended dose of 50 mg. Approval of Litfulo was granted to Pfizer.
Jun 27, 2023
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Have you seen more hair in the shower or on the bathroom floor than usual?
Jun 7, 2023
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From their first smile to their first step to the first day of school, children go through a remarkable transformation on their way to adulthood.
May 31, 2023
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