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A True Youth Mentor Story

Eight-year-old Caroline was diagnosed with alopecia areata in October 2020. By December of that same year, she had received her…

Alopecia All-Stars a Success!

Alopecia All-Stars a Success! Many thanks to everyone who participated in our Alopecia All-Star awareness and fundraising campaign.  We received…

Community Member Profile – Meet Dylan Huang

Alopecia areata community member Dylan Huang generously shares his story and what he’s taken from the experience of having alopecia…

FDA Accepts Filing of New Drug Application (NDA)

Today we received the welcome news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for filing the New Drug…

Treatment for Alopecia Areata Receives FDA Approval

Treatment for Alopecia Areata Receives FDA Approval On June 13, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug administration (FDA) approved Olumiant…

FDA Approves Olumiant™ (baricitinib) for Adults with Severe Alopecia Areata

Today, history was made as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Olumiant™ for alopecia areata, marking the first…

Our First In-Person Conference in 3 Years!

Our First In-Person Conference in 3 Years Needs Just One Thing – YOU! It’s been 3 years since our community…

Alopecia Areata’s Watershed Moment

Alopecia Areata’s Watershed Moment No one saw this coming.  That singular moment at the Oscars ceremony where a joke about…

NAAF Welcomes New CEO

NAAF Welcomes New CEO The National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) Board of Directors is delighted to announce that it has…