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Hair loss may link to weaker COVID-19 immunity, suggesting possible need for extra vaccine boost.

This correspondence discusses the diagnostic criteria for frontal fibrosing alopecia but reports no new research findings, agreeing with many previously suggested criteria.

Men are more likely to have larger basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas, while women have more superficial basal cell carcinomas and tumors on their legs and central face.

This letter discusses how severe baldness in men is associated with higher risk of severe COVID-19, and highlights research suggesting antiandrogen medications may improve outcomes.

This study demonstrated that the Alopecia Areata Assessment Tool (ALTO) effectively identifies alopecia areata cases with high sensitivity and specificity in a dermatology clinic setting.

This study found that a 14-day treatment with proxalutamide significantly reduced the 28-day mortality rate in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to placebo, with greater benefits observed among those who adhered to the treatment.

This study confirms that scalp hair follicles in Chilean subjects exhibit seasonal variations, with a higher percentage of follicles in the telogen (resting) phase during the summer compared to the winter.

In this study, a 33-year-old HIV-infected man experienced alopecia areata after beginning zidovudine therapy, which reversed upon discontinuation.

Choose between topical and oral minoxidil for hair growth based on personal tolerance and side effects.

This letter discusses existing research and encourages further studies on the relationship between androgenetic alopecia and COVID-19 severity, reporting no new clinical results.

Melanoma thickness at diagnosis is linked to access to dermatologists and preventive services, not to socioeconomic status.

This case study highlights that even professional eyebrow tinting can lead to chemical burns, and increasing consumer awareness is crucial as its popularity grows and unregulated products become more common.

This study reported that testosterone replacement therapy was not linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes in men, though the data showed high hospitalization and fatality rates that suggest otherwise.

This article examines the potential of using oral minoxidil as an adjuvant treatment for patients with severe alopecia areata who do not respond to increased doses of Janus kinase inhibitors, but provides no new clinical results.

Educational efforts can reduce harmful chemical exposure from hair products in pregnant Women of Color.

This study explored how an educational intervention on reducing phthalate exposure through hair care product choices influenced the hair care practices of pregnant women of color, identifying key life stages and themes related to these practices, including cultural influences, product impacts, and individual autonomy.

Effective hair loss treatments require medical diagnosis and realistic expectations, with hair transplants offering improved, natural-looking results.

This article comments on previous studies linking severe androgenetic alopecia to increased vulnerability to COVID-19 and highlights ongoing research into antiandrogen therapies as potential treatments.

This article discusses various affiliations of the authors with no reference to new research findings.

Psoriasis increases annual healthcare costs by $4,044 per patient, with biologic treatments costing significantly more than phototherapy.

Living near more dermatologists and using certain cancer screening tests lowers the chance of being diagnosed with advanced skin cancer.

The number of new cases of cutaneous B-cell lymphoma has leveled off since the early 2000s, and survival rates have improved since 1973.

This study found that among women with polycystic ovary syndrome, higher age, obesity, hirsutism, and having children were independently associated with increased metabolic risk.

This study found significant variability among NASPAG members in diagnostic approaches for PCOS, though there was more agreement on recommended first-line therapies such as oral contraceptives and lifestyle changes.

This study found that BMI was the only significant predictor of elevated androgen levels in adolescents with PCOS, and hyperandrogenemia was not linked to a specific PCOS phenotype.

This study found that while most adolescents with PCOS do not show overt diabetes, over half have insulin resistance, and ethnicity is a significant predictor of type 2 diabetes.

This review discusses various psychiatric treatments including antipsychotics, insomnia medication, and mood stabilizers, but reports no new clinical results; the authors comment on existing findings and approvals.

Genes controlling hair growth and immune response are disrupted in male pattern baldness.

This article reviews 12 newly approved drugs with pediatric indications from 2001, discussing their clinical importance for general pediatricians, but reports no new clinical results.

Ets2 gene is crucial for placental development in mice.