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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • A preprint, non-peer-reviewed study states that weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy are more likely to cause temporary hair loss compared to Contrave. The latter is not overly efficacious hence less weight loss therefore less hair loss.

    March 18, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 18, 2025 Source:Weight-Loss Drugs Like Wegovy Are Linked to Hair Loss Reference:Risk of Hair Loss with Semaglutide for Weight Loss

  • Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients.

    July 3, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 3, 2024 Source:Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients

  • Rosemary oil is a viral hack for hair growth. Does it work? No it does not. But they will shill for your purchase at the end of the “article”

    April 19, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 19, 2024 Source:Rosemary oil is a viral hack for hair growth. Does it work?

  • The claim that semaglutide (Ozempic) leads to temporary hair loss is not a side effect of the drug but a normal physiological response when we lose weight.

    May 9, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 9, 2023 Source:Ozempic Causing Hair Loss? Why Some People Are Shedding More Than Pounds

  • Hair loss after Covid-19 not specific to the disease but rather the severity of (any) infectious process and the body’s resource allocation response.

    August 13, 2020

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 13, 2020 Source:Coronavirus patients report dramatic hair loss months after diagnosis

  • Pop goes the follicle

    April 20, 2004

    Alopecia or hair loss is a distressing turn of events for women. The scalp is often afflicted but it can occur on any part of the body. Why does this happen? Are there different types of hair loss?

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