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 ...

Few physical changes are as distressing as noticing your hairline receding, your part widening or a once-full head of hair becoming noticeably thinner. After all, our hair is often closely tied to ...

In a clinic north of Baltimore, Myriam Lucia Vega Gonzalez meets patients every day of the week who have all types of hair loss. “It’s a very, very common complaint,” said Gonzalez, an assistant ...

I experienced my first wave of serious hair thinning back in 2020. Beyond normal shedding (50 to 100 hairs per day, say the ...

Hair loss is common in both men and women but presents differently and requires tailored treatments. Treatment for men often involves medications like finasteride and minoxidil to slow genetic hair ...

“Tilt your head upside down so the blood stimulates your scalp.” “Cut off all your hair so it can grow back stronger.” These are just a few words of “advice” I’ve heard to deal with alopecia. As ...

Alopecia areata is a disease that causes hair loss. Most people lose hair on their scalp or beard area, but hair loss can occur anywhere on your body. A board-certified dermatologist can tell you if ...

Alison Richards first noticed her long, blond hair began to thin and then fall out in her 20s. "There was one day in the shower where I just had hundreds of strands of hair, like fistfuls of hair ...

Alopecia can be treated through a number of approaches, including medication and light therapy that can stimulate hair regrowth.Although diet isn't a substitute for treatment, it can often support ...