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Hey, y'all.
It's Marielle.
Our friends at NPR Science Podcast Shortwave just did an episode all about hair loss,
and it is packed with useful information.
So we're sharing that with you today.
Let's get right to it.
Hey, Shortwavers, NPR Pharmaceuticals Correspondents, Sydney Lupkin, hosting today.
with a story that starts with Allison Richards, who remembers when she was a little girl,
the thing some people noticed most about her was her hair.
They're like, oh, your hair is so pretty.
It's so long.
Allison had long, straight blonde hair.
That was the beauty feature that people commented on.
But when Allison was in her 20s, she noticed her hair was changing.
getting thinner.
Then during COVID, when Allison was living in New York,
maybe it was stress, maybe age, she wasn't sure.
Something scary happened.
There was one day in the shower,