Alopecia Areata’s Watershed Moment No one saw this coming. That singular moment at the Oscars ceremony where a joke about alopecia areata was answered in memorable if controversial fashion was like a bright light being switched on in a dark room, and suddenly everyone was talking about the disease. In the days following, NAAF responded to a non-stop torrent of requests from media outlets great and small asking for interviews with patients, medical experts, and Foundation representatives, all wanting to know about alopecia areata and how those with the disease and their loved ones could find support and information (see below). NAAF also responded to the Oscar incident with a statement on our website – Simply put – alopecia areata is no joke. Read the rest of this article and the full issue of the Enews here>>>