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FDA Approves LEQSELVI™ for Adults with Severe Alopecia Areata

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved LEQSELVI™ (deuruxolitinib) for alopecia areata, marking the third FDA-approved treatment for…

Wig Bills Make Progress in California and New York

This past February, California Assembly Member Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) introduced AB 2668 – Health Insurance Coverage for Wigs. This…

Emma Guttman

NAAF Applauds NIH Award to Mount Sinai for Alopecia Areata Research

The National Alopecia Areata Foundation applauds the announcement that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $6.6 million…

NAAF Team Attends American Academy of Dermatology Meeting in San Diego

Members of the NAAF team represented the organization and the alopecia areata patient community at the 2024 Annual Meeting of…

Dr. Brett King to Speak at NAAF Conference

It was June 2014 when the electrifying news came out of Yale University that a dermatologist named Brett King saw…

NAAF’s Youngest Legislative Mentor Scores Success

Stephanie Milewski, age 12, signed up to be a Legislative Mentor (a legislative advocate under voting age) this past November….

Aziza Shuler to Speak at NAAF Patient Conference This June

Emmy Award-winning CBS Philadelphia and Reporter Aziza Shuler will be the closing speaker at NAAF’s Patient Conference in Washington, DC,…

NAAF Adds Two New Board Members

            NAAF is proud to announce that David Granson and Lisa Bard Levine, MD, MBA,…

Dr. Lindsay Criswell

NIAMS Leadership Meets with NAAF

Key leaders of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) met with NAAF President & CEO,…

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Alopecia Areata Research Depends on Clinical Trial Volunteers

Media reports of two newly approved drugs for treating alopecia areata brought good news to many people living with the…