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This study described the incidence and prevalence of alopecia areata in Australia's primary healthcare population, finding the highest incidence in individuals aged 19 to 34, with males more affected than females.

This study investigated hair loss among women who wear hijabs, highlighting that tight hairstyles under the hijab can contribute to traction alopecia, and emphasized the importance of sensitive diagnosis and treatment to prevent permanent damage.

This study reports that the incidence of alopecia areata is 0.26 per 1000 person-years in the UK, with higher rates among Asian ethnic groups, socially deprived populations, and urban residents.

The researchers reported a rapid expansion of direct-to-consumer telemedicine services in Australia since the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by substantial investment and changes in telehealth regulations.

This study observed that integrating best practices for anabolic androgenic steroid users into Swiss primary care is feasible and well-accepted, though current doping laws hinder adequate medical care for this population.

This review explores the causes and management of premature greying in children, noting it may indicate underlying health issues, and emphasizes structured evaluations and treatments, particularly for nutritional deficiencies and hypothyroidism, to address hair depigmentation.

This review highlights concerns around premature greying in children, detailing possible links to nutritional deficiencies and other health issues, and emphasizes that structured evaluation and targeted treatment may aid in reversing the condition.

This review reported that premature greying in children, which can indicate certain deficiencies or disorders, may be addressed through a structured evaluation and treatment targeting factors like vitamin B12 and iron deficiencies or hypothyroidism, providing a practical approach for pediatric care.

This case report highlights the diagnosis of Parry Romberg syndrome in a 52-year-old man within a primary care setting, emphasizing the importance of awareness and team discussion among family physicians for rare conditions.

This literature review discusses the need for a clinical practice guideline to help Canadian Nurse Practitioners in diagnosing and managing PCOS, noting its complexity and lack of existing guidelines.

This review discusses the complexities of interpreting thyroid function tests, highlighting the challenges primary care providers face due to patient demand and misinformation, but reports no new results.

This study found that people with alopecia areata have higher rates of depression and anxiety, leading to increased mental health treatment burden, more time off work, and higher unemployment compared to the general population.

This review discusses sex-related differences in antihypertensive treatment and reports original data showing better blood pressure control in women than men until their late sixties, when the trend reverses.

This study found that among 52 classification tools on the Clinical Knowledge Summaries website, 46% lacked strong guidance for their use in managing conditions, suggesting that nearly half of the tools may not be useful for clinical decision-making.

This study observed that skin diseases had a small to moderate impact on patients' quality of life at a primary healthcare setting, suggesting the need for better training and medication availability for healthcare professionals.

This study found that 66.3% of primary healthcare center attendees in the Jazan region reported experiencing hair loss, with the majority being female and most commonly identifying telogen effluvium.

This study reported that introducing the TERT and Bmi1 genes into mouse dermal papilla cells resulted in immortal cells capable of inducing new hair follicles in vivo, and human immortal DPCs were also developed.

In this case report, the authors described a patient who developed postoperative pressure alopecia one month after a lengthy surgery, emphasizing the importance of primary prevention to minimize patient distress from this preventable complication.

This review discusses the profound impact of obesity on skin physiology and dermatologic conditions and reports no new experimental results, recommending awareness and treatment strategy development for obesity-associated dermatoses.

This study found that experienced Australian prescribers of hormone therapy for transgender adults often follow international guidelines but highlight the need for better training and specific local guidelines.

This study highlights the severe health risks and dependence associated with non-medical androgen use among gym-goers, stressing the need for specialized primary care and harm-reduction strategies due to potentially fatal outcomes even after prolonged cessation.

This study found that alopecia may be a potential protective factor against substance use disorder, with a decreased odds of 0.73, possibly due to fears of exacerbating hair loss or increased mental health support.

This article compiles evidence on prescribing estrogen for hormonal imbalance in women, emphasizing it should be personalized and carefully managed by healthcare providers based on individual cases.

This study found that older men in North America had longer infertility durations and were more likely to have partners who underwent IVF, with age impacting referral patterns and substance use behaviors.

This article summarizes the ACS/ASCO Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guidelines, which address the physical and psychosocial long-term effects of breast cancer treatments and recommend management strategies for improving women's quality of life.

Online medical education helps doctors make better clinical decisions and increases their knowledge in treating fungal nail infections.

This review discusses the mechanisms behind alopecia areata and primary cicatricial alopecia and reports no new clinical results, aiming to guide the development of targeted treatments.

This article reviews treatment approaches for cicatricial alopecia, describing how medication efficacy varies and suggesting autologous hair transplantation for stable cases; no new clinical data are presented.

This research observed that both patients and primary care physicians are hesitant to fully embrace chemoprevention for cancer due to concerns over risk identification, side effects, and a lack of definitive guidance.

This study reported that primary care physicians' lack of knowledge about rheumatology and referrals to other specialties are major factors delaying systemic lupus erythematosus patients' access to rheumatology care in India.