WASHINGTON — Recent events surrounding the 94th Academy Awards show put a spotlight on the disease. Jada Pinkett-Smith, who was diagnosed with alopecia, has spoken publicly about her condition.

Yesterday’s 94th Academy Awards Ceremony may be remembered best for the shocking moment when Best Actor winner Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock live on stage. The dramatic scene overshadowed ...

At first glance, you may assume I have cancer. I do not look like the average 19-year-old girl, because at the age of seven, I was diagnosed with alopecia totalis, an autoimmune disease that causes ...

But less viral than the slap itself -- and part of the reason Will Smith took so much offense to Rock's comments -- is is the fact that Pinkett Smith's decision to shave her head was made after she ...

On Mar.27, at the Academy Awards ceremony, Will Smith won a best actor trophy, but also slapped and exchanged heated words with comedian Chris Rock for a "G.I. Jane" joke aimed at his wife, Jada ...

The incidence of alopecia areata significantly increased after COVID-19, a nationwide study involving more than half a million South Koreans found. In a propensity score-matched analysis, incidence of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Louis Theroux has given an update on his alopecia, revealing he expects to shave his head within a year. (Getty Images) (Getty) ...