Hair loss drug finasteride ‘biggest mistake of my life’

Hair loss drug finasteride ‘biggest mistake of my life’

Michelle Roberts, Nat Wright and Adam Eley BBC News Kyle Some online sites are prescribing men a hair loss drug that has potentially risky side effects without consistent safety checks, the BBC has found. The side effects of finasteride can include suicidal thoughts and impotence, yet some big brand companies will send the pills in … Read more

Cancer hair loss: ‘I was told I couldn’t have an Afro wig’

Cancer hair loss: ‘I was told I couldn’t have an Afro wig’

Anastasia Cameron Anastasia Cameron says the skills gap for cutting and styling afro-hair textures has been an issue all her life From the age of seven Anastasia Cameron was turned away from hairdressers because she was told they “don’t do Afro hair”. When she needed a wig after chemotherapy as an adult, little had changed, … Read more

Alopecia: New NHS hair loss drug ‘could make life so much easier’

Alopecia: New NHS hair loss drug ‘could make life so much easier’

FAMILY HANDOUT Dr Alicia Pylpyczuk worked as an emergency doctor in Manchester but took her own life in February 2020 after battling depression triggered by alopecia Earlier this year a new drug to treat severe alopecia – an autoimmune condition that causes hair loss – was given the green light for NHS use. Some are … Read more

Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID

Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID

Aug. 12, 2022 – Hair loss, reduced sex drive, and erectile dysfunction have joined a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID in patients who were not hospitalized, according to findings of a large study. Anuradhaa Subramanian, PhD, with the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, … Read more