Here's how a year without braids helped one writer recover from traction alopecia and find healthy protective styles.

That’s weird, thought 29-year-old Drea Okeke as she examined her new set of box braids. Getting a fresh set of braids was typically a liberating experience for the content creator, but in that moment, ...

Paparazzi photos of supermodel Naomi Campbell revealed severe hair loss from Traction Alopecia. There were lots of murmurs online about a woman who is prized for her looks being “imperfect.” But for ...

When Jasmine Collins, a hairstylist in the Atlanta area, turns her clients around to face themselves in the mirror, it’s often the first time they have seen their own hair styled in years, maybe ...

Black women with alopecia often struggle between concealing their hair loss and protecting their fragile scalps, all while seeking to express their cultural identity and build self-confidence. A ...

The Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair—with husband Will Smith objecting violently to comedian Chris Rock mocking ...

TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Studies show that both men and women can develop a disease that attacks the hair follicles and causes hair loss at any point in their lives, it’s called Alopecia Areata. One ...

Reuters is reporting today on a new study providing further evidence linking braids and weaves to a permanent type of hair loss that affects many African-American women. Suggested Reading New Witness ...

Felicia Flores’ hair was her crowning glory. She always experimented with various styles and colors. “My dad used to joke that I was so vain because I was all into my hair,” said Flores, who lives in ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- About 2% of Americans have alopecia. That's roughly 7 million people. While it doesn't make people sick physically, it can be emotionally distressing. On Instagram in December ...

HOUSTON -- A local doctor is warning women that your hair style could lead to dangerous infections and permanent hair loss. A few months ago we introduced you to Brittany Dever, who developed a ...