New drug for alopecia shows promise: What you need to know

The dad and attorney was diagnosed with a rare and extreme type of hair loss, known as alopecia universalis. Faced with almost no hope for regrowing his hair, he took part in an early stage clinical trial using a medication that targets the immune system, which is believed to cause this kind of alopecia. Hair loss may be common for everyone, but this type of alopecia isn’t.