How to avoid lice, ringworm and impetigo

This fall, school district officials in Everett and elsewhere might be scratching their heads over what to do about a new nationwide policy regarding head lice.

Hair loss can have many causes

Dear Dr. Gott: My son has a bald spot on the back of his head. His doctor said it was stress-related alopecia. His hair grew back and his scalp was normal, but the bald spot reappeared, bigger, and is ...

Are stress and baldness linked?

Q: My son has a bald spot on the back of his head. His doctor said it was stress-related alopecia. His hair grew back and his scalp was normal, but the bald spot reappeared, bigger, and is lasting much longer. So his doctor told him to buy Rogaine. Am I correct that now he should see a dermatologist? I don't think he's stressed. A: I'm not all that sure your son suffers from alopecia, an ...

Ask Dr. Gott: Are stress, baldness linked?

Dear Dr. Gott: My son has a bald spot on the back of his head. His doctor said it was stress-related alopecia. His hair grew back and his scalp was normal, but the bald spot reappeared, bigger, and is lasting much longer. So his doctor told him to buy Rogaine.

Dr. Gott: Are stress and baldness linked?

Q - My son has a bald spot on the back of his head. His doctor said it was stress-related alopecia.